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"Acquitted. Then Sentenced." The title of this post is the terrifically economical title of this new commentary authored by Shana O’Toole is the founder and president of the Due Process Institute.  As regular readers surely realize, the commentary focuses on a remarkable sentencing reality that has long troubled me and it discusses the possibility that a legislative fix may be in the works.  Here are excerpts from a piece I recommend (including a footnote that I consider especially important): Imagine being accused of robbery and murder, but ultimately being found not guilty by a jury of...