Update on high-profile sentencing “trial” in Alabama
It is hard to take seriously the argument that it is too time-consuming to have juries involved in sentencing after reading press reports from Alabama about the on-going, week-long sentencing “trial” taking place before US District Court Judge Mark Fuller in the case of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth Chairman Richard Scrushy. This local news report provides details on the first day of sentencing action in a case with no shortage of political and personal drama.
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UPDATE: I see the White Collar Crime Prof Blog here has more on these sentencings, including links to the defendants’ sentencing memos.