<![CDATA[nerad - Philip D. Cave]]> https://www.court-martial.com/blog/tags/nerad/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:45:09 GMT en-us <![CDATA[Nerad-CP-sentencing]]> https://www.court-martial.com/blog/nerad-cp-sentencing/ https://www.court-martial.com/blog/nerad-cp-sentencing/ Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:58:06 GMT I’ve posted before about CP sentencing in federal courts. Here is a piece with links at Sentencing Law & Policy which further discusses CP related sentencing in federal courts and the U. S. Sentencing Guidelines Commission. As the sentencing guidelines for child pornography crimes have grown increasingly harsh, a strong trend has developed among federal…

]]> I’ve posted before about CP sentencing in federal courts. Here is a piece with links at Sentencing Law & Policy which further discusses CP related sentencing in federal courts and the U. S. Sentencing Guidelines Commission.

As the sentencing guidelines for child pornography crimes have grown increasingly harsh, a strong trend has developed among federal judges to reject the proposed prison terms as draconian. Now two influential federal appellate courts — the 2nd and 3rd Circuits — have joined the trend and declared that the child pornography guidelines are seriously flawed, or at least that a trial judge wouldn’t be wrong for thinking so.

Here is a related link from SL&P. While not precisely on point I read United States v. Nerad in the context of some push back on what’s to be punished and how severely.

]]> <![CDATA[Nerad decided at CAAF]]> https://www.court-martial.com/blog/nerad-decided-at-caaf/ https://www.court-martial.com/blog/nerad-decided-at-caaf/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:46:50 GMT CAAF has issued an opinion in United States v. Nerad. RYAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which EFFRON, C.J., and ERDMANN, J., joined. BAKER, J., filed a separate opinion concurring in the result. STUCKY, J., filed a separate dissenting opinion. Nerad gets a remand to AFCCA for the court to clarify it’s…

]]> CAAF has issued an opinion in United States v. Nerad. RYAN, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which EFFRON, C.J., and ERDMANN, J., joined. BAKER, J., filed a separate opinion concurring in the result. STUCKY, J., filed a separate dissenting opinion.

Nerad gets a remand to AFCCA for the court to clarify it’s ruling.

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