Alexa O'Brien (@carwinb) Here is a IMAGE of how #Manning 's conviction was merged for sentencing purposes.
Prosecutors say he gained $44 million, while the court for sentencing purposes took the prosecutors' figure and subtracted $16 million for taxes.
2.26pm BST Some of the charges against Manning were merged for sentencing purposes, explains Alexa O'Brien (@carwinb), a tireless chronicler of the Manning saga.
Because Mr. Andrade stole videotapes from Kmart stores on two occasions, his third strike was counted as two offenses for sentencing purposes; he will be considered for parole in 50 years, compared with 25 years for Mr. Ewing and the others.
Instead of treating 100 grams of cocaine the same as 1 gram of crack for sentencing purposes, the law cut the ratio to 18 to 1. Initially, the law applied only to future offenders, but, a year later, the United States Sentencing Commission voted to apply it retroactively.
Bubble-era white-collar crooks, beware: Even crimes committed before the new guidelines took effect can be "pulled forward" for sentencing purposes if prosecutors prove a perp obstructed justice or committed another related offense later on.
A second charge of being found in a protected place without permission was taken into consideration for sentencing purposes.
In Yong Vui Kong v. Public Prosecutor (2010), the Court of Appeal had to determine the validity of a differentiating factor prescribed by the legislature for distinguishing between different classes of offenders for sentencing purposes.
