4th Circ. Tells Judge To Try Again After 'Vindictive' Sentence

By Emily Sawicki

A federal judge has been given a third chance to impose a proper sentence on a man who pled guilty to a drug-trafficking conspiracy charge, with the Fourth Circuit finding the judge erred when, after the defendant successfully appealed his initial sentence, he handed down an even harsher one.

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