Fact Checker: Josh Hawley’s misleading attack on Judge Jackson’s sentencing of child-porn offenders
So Jackson would not necessarily be out of line with other judges. “Less than 30% of all non-production cases get a Guidelines sentence because just about [every] federal judge realizes these Guidelines are too severe,”Moreover, Hawley is not including what U.S. probation officers had recommended in these cases. In a pre-sentence report, a probation officer recommends sentencing options informed by the federal sentencing guidelines.
Here is an examination of each of Hawley’s claims about particular cases, with responses from a White House official.“In United States v. Savage, the sex offender was convicted of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, and also admitted to transporting child porn. The Guidelines recommended 46-57 months. Judge Jackson gave him 37.”These were not the guidelines for the defendant.
“In United States v. Downs, the perp posted multiple images to an anonymous instant messaging app, including an image of a child under the age of 5. The Guidelines recommended 70-87 months. Judge Jackson gave him the lowest sentence allowed by law, 60 months.”Cases in which Jackson was below the probation recommendation“In the case of United States v. Hawkins, the sex offender had multiple images of child porn. He was over 18. The Sentencing Guidelines called for a sentence of up to 10 years.
In other words, only in two of the seven cases cited by Hawley did Jackson render a sentence that was below the probation office’s recommendation. Moreover, as noted in the quote at the top of the fact check, Jackson later refused to grant Sears compassionate relief for medical reasons. “Sears also admitted to doing
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