Mitigation of criminal sentence based on mental illness of defendant

United States v. DeRusse, 859 F.3d 1232 (10th Cir. 2017)

Tenth Circuit upholds dramatic lowering of defendant’s sentence for kidnapping from the term recommended by sentencing guidelines due in part to the defendant’s mental illness.

Found in DMHL Volume 36, Issue 3

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Forcible administration of antipsychotic medication; due process; Sell doctrine

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