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Supreme Court refuses to review 200 year sentence and avoids major controversyIf I didn't tell you what the man was
sentenced FOR, you would be outraged at the sentence. The moment I say it was
for possessing child porn, some of you will accept it as a just
punishment.
You know, I really get tired of defending those
accused of kiddie porn. But stars above, the costs to freedom are far too high.
Like this case , which I was really hoping would be
overturned by the U.S. Supreme
Court.
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of a man who was sentenced to 200 years in prison for the possession of child pornography. It was one of several recent actions indicating that America's courts are getting tough on kiddie-porn suspects in an age where the trafficking of such images are easier than ever. Lawyers for Morton R. Berger argued the sentence was excessive and therefore breached constitutional guarantees against cruel and unusual punishment. Sentencing requirements in Arizona, where the 57-year-old former high school teacher lived, impose a 10-year term for each count of child pornography, and each sentence must be served consecutively. That makes sentences in the state longer than in any other. It's also longer than sentences for offenses such as rape and second-degree murder. That doesn't even count how slippery the definition of child porn is. How is it that the sentence for rape is less than it is for possessing child porn? This is a law that just invites abuse. 
Posted: Mon - March 5, 2007 at 05:10 AM
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