Opinion | Glenn Kirschner: Was Paul Manafort's sentence too light? Judge Amy Berman Jackson has opportunity to fix Judge T.S. Ellis' mess. - NBCNewsTHINK
that is, go below the bottom of the established guideline range of, in Manafort’s case, 19.5 years. The first is if a defendant accepts responsibility for his crimes and expresses remorse. During Manafort’s sentencing hearing, Judge Ellis noted that Manafort had not taken responsibility for his crimes and showed little remorse. A second reason to go below the guideline range is if the defendant provided substantial assistance to the prosecutors in connection with crimes committed by others.
Manafort is now facing up to ten years in prison on his DC charges. Judge Jackson can choose to run his sentence concurrent with, or consecutive to the sentence imposed by Judge Ellis. There are some important aggravating factors that undoubtedly will impact Jackson’s sentencing decision. While free on bail,
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