PAPER LABEL SENTENCES - CRITIQUES

• NCJ Number: 41662
• Journal: Yale Law Journal Volume: 86 Issue: 4 Dated: (MARCH 1977) Pages: 619-644
• Author(s): D I BAKER; B A REEVES; A M DERSHOWITZ; A L LIMAN; S WHEELER
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 26 pages
• Corporate Author: Yale University
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THESE FOUR SHORT ARTICLES BRIEFLY REBUT THE ARTICLE BY U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE CHARLES RENFREW (NCJ# 41661) IN WHICH HE EXAMINES AND EVALUATES HIS DECISION TO IMPOSE ON FIVE CORPORATE PRICE-FIXERS AN UNUSUAL SENTENCE.

Abstract

THE EXECUTIVES, WHO PLEADED NOLO CONTENDERE TO VIOLATIONS OF THE FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS, WERE GIVEN FINES AND SUSPENDED JAIL SENTENCES ON THE CONDITION THAT THEY EACH MAKE ORAL PRESENTATIONS BEFORE 12 BUSINESS OR CIVIC GROUPS EXPLAINING THE CASE AND THEIR PARTICIPATION THEREIN. IN REBUTTAL TO THE SENTENCING JUDGE'S DEFENSE OF HIS DECISION, VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE LEGAL COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, LAW PROFESSORS, AND ATTORNEYS EXPLORE FROM A VARIETY OF PERSPECTIVES THE EFFICACY, EQUITY, AND EVALUATION OF WHITE COLLAR SENTENCES....MSP