Will J6 Defendants Have Their Sentences Reduced? Jazz Shaw

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Will J6 Defendants Have Their Sentences Reduced?
Jazz Shaw
5–6 minutes

Could there be at least some minor relief on the way for the January 6 rioters in terms of the sentences they are receiving? It's a possibility, no matter how slim, following a federal court's decision yesterday in the case of retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Larry R. Brock Jr., whose attorneys had argued against a sentencing enhancement that could have seen him locked up for even more time. The court agreed to the request, striking down the enhanced sentencing while upholding his felony conviction for obstructing an official proceeding. This could open the door for as many as 100 other rioters who were found guilty of the same charge and given enhanced sentences. It could also hold positive implications for 650 other defendants whose cases are still pending. But for many, it may not make much of a difference (if any) since most of the judges have already been handing down lower sentences than prosecutors have called for. (National Review)

    A federal court on Friday struck down a sentencing enhancement brought against January 6 defendants facing felony obstruction charges, a ruling that opens the door to potential resentencing for over 100 individuals convicted for participating in the riot at the Capitol.

    The particular case on which the court ruled dealt with retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Larry R. Brock Jr., whose felony conviction for obstruction of an official proceeding was upheld in the decision issued by the D.C. circuit court.

    While the court’s move to overturn the sentencing enhancement — which is used to increase suggested sentences for judges to consider — may create new work for prosecutors  as they move through the approximately 650 remaining charged cases stemming from January 6, sentences levied by D.C. judges generally fell below enhanced guidelines.

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[Fishrrman]

If Mr. Trump has the good fortune to get re-elected (and he's gonna need all the "fortune" he can get)... one of his first actions as president should be to issue a "blanket pardon" to ALL "January 6th" prisoners.

In the same manner as when Carter pardoned all the draft-dodgers during his term.

Yes, there were at least a few who may have been guilty.
But...
The blanket pardon must be issued as a matter of principle, to show that such behavior by the government -- creating a class of political prisoners -- has no place here.

Of course, there's no guarantee the communists won't do it again once they regain power...