In an attempt to get some changes made to the current sentencing guide lines of the US law, Judge Frank Easterbrook has pleaded to the U.S. Sentencing Commission to relax the set of rules for delivering sentences as per the federal law. Judge Easterbrook supported his appeal with the idea that it will save a lot of the judges’ time in accurately coming to a decision about the range of the sentences. This could in turn help in speeding up the process of dispensing justice.

In his appeal, Judge Easterbrook had proposed two things. The first was that the ranges of sentences should be made longer than the current 25% between the lower limit and the higher limit of sentence. The second proposal was that the ranges should be arranged in such a manner that the possible duration of imprisonment in the subsequent most lenient and the harshest sentences as per law, should overlap.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission is seeking the feedback of judges, prosecutors, probation officers, public-interest lawyers and other people related to law from across the nation. Meanwhile, Judge Easterbrook and others are waiting anxiously for the decision of the committee.

In an attempt to get some changes made to the current sentencing guide lines of the US law, Judge Frank Easterbrook has pleaded to the U.S. Sentencing Commission to relax the set of rules for delivering sentences as per the federal law. Judge Easterbrook supported his appeal with the idea that it will save a lot of the judges’ time in accurately coming to a decision about the range of the sentences. This could in turn help in speeding up the process of dispensing justice.

In his appeal, Judge Easterbrook had proposed two things. The first was that the ranges of sentences should be made longer than the current 25% between the lower limit and the higher limit of sentence. The second proposal was that the ranges should be arranged in such a manner that the possible duration of imprisonment in the subsequent most lenient and the harshest sentences as per law, should overlap.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission is seeking the feedback of judges, prosecutors, probation officers, public-interest lawyers and other people related to law from across the nation. Meanwhile, Judge Easterbrook and others are waiting anxiously for the decision of the committee.