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Guidelines in these child porn possession cases excessive. but that was extraordinary in half hour, all about a single case. >> what is your thoughts about questioning of judge jackson in this one case? >> i think first of all geoffrey is absolutely right that this is definitely a dog whist toll a kind of qanon right. and the substance of the argument as has been explained many times dont really check out. but interesting to me. she has addressed this now by this point in the day multiple times....

On his lap top and 16 images of child pornography. all of them very graphic. some of them involving very young children. 17 videos, in particular. this is from the government sentencing memorandum in this case, just so we understand the facts. here are some of the videos that the government charged and they recovered. there was a 24 minute and six second video depicting a 12-year-old male committing a sexual act. i wont read exactly what it was. a 1:57 video depicting an 8-year-old committing a ...

In law school, i had not had any experience in terms of the criminal justice system. and i was doing what law students do, which is seeking to analyze in a creative way new legislation. with respect to mr. hawkins, i was doing what judges do. which is look at the statute 18 usc 13 533 a. exercise discretion as congress has required us to do. take into account all the various aspects of a particular case and make a determination consistent with may authority, my judgment, and understanding fully ...

Particular sentence. and a particular crime. and the probation offices report, when a court sentences actually in most cases becomes the findings of fact of the court. so the probation office appears just like the prosecution and the defense, the probation office has written a report and they make a recommendation to the court based on their independent analysis related to the facts of a particular crime and defendant and sentence. >> understood. they give the court counsel. understood. however,...

Under circumstances that were presented in this case because i wanted him to understand that what he had done was harmful. that what he had done was unlawful. that what he had done violated the law and needed to be punished. not only by prison but also by all the other things that the law required of a judge who is sentencing in this area. >> but judge, with all due respect, and ill be direct with you. i am questioning your discretion and your judgment. thats what ill doing. im not questioning y...

Tempered. the problem with that circumstance is a grand jury looks at a set of facts and in the end, the key issues were a matter of "he said, she said" and one of the principal witnesses, obviously, was the officer himself. but you cant dispute that theres a bigger problem. you can isolate a singular case. but there is a bigger problem. its reflected in study after study after study. and i think that its entirely appropriate to have these kinds of discussions, public and in private. >> clinton,...