United States v. Dougherty

MEMORANDUM RE SENTENCING OF DEFENDANTS

BAYLSON, District Judge.

“All punishment is for Example’s Sake” — Francis Bacon1

Deterrence of defendants, and others, is a major goal in the imposition of criminal sentencing; and is, without question, a most important sentencing factor in these cases.

1. Introduction

The defendants’ conduct, arising out of their membership in Ironworkers Local 401, established a culture of crime for many years. Of the twelve individual defendants, eleven have pled guilty to criminal conduct and one, the union leader, Joseph Dougherty, was convicted on six counts after a…