Legal Opinion
Jerome Bradley v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 22, 2015No. 11-CT-955PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERLY, Associate Judge:
“[Sjentencing is a critical stage of a criminal trial; to a criminal defendant, perhaps the most important.” 1 The goal is to have the punishment fit the individual defendant and the crime he committed. That goal is not served when a sentencing judge relies on a mistaken understanding of a defendant’s criminal history.
In this case, Jerome Bradley was convicted of driving without a license, 2 operating a vehicle after revocation or suspension, 3 reckless driving, 4 operating an all-terrain vehicle on public property, 5 and fleeing from the scene of an accident. 6 The…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- United States v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
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