There’s some very good news today for Jan. 6 defendants as a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled on Friday that some of their sentences must be recalculated because there was misuse of a federal statute that allowed additional time to be added to their penalties. The court’s decision could lead to district court judges being forced to reduce punishment or at the very least recalculate time for more than 100 defendants who have been convicted of felony obstruction.
In all honesty, there are probably more than a few people who have served more time than they should have and should be released. However, the deep state element within the federal law enforcement apparatus has been using these poor individuals as examples of what they will do to anyone who dares, in any capacity, to stand against progressive tyranny.
Here’s more from Newsmax:
The Justice Department has been asking judges to add an “administration of justice” enhancement in the Jan. 6 cases, in connection with federal sentencing guidelines that encourage the designation to be added in disruption cases involved in judicial proceedings, allowing sentences to be increased by more than a year, reports Politico.
But while the DOJ has argued that the Jan. 6 session of Congress, held to certify the results of the 2020 election should be considered as the equivalent of a judicial proceeding, the appeals court Friday rejected that argument.
The appeal was brought before the three-judge panel by Jan. 6 defendant Larry Brock, who was sentenced to two years in prison for obstructing the congressional proceedings.
U.S. District Judge John Bates, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, included the federal enhancement to Brock’s sentence.
The judge did affirm Brock’s felony conviction, however he ordered that he be resentenced by Bates without adding any sort of enhancement to the punishment. You just know that’s going to make these liberal judges seethe with rage. I firmly believe they received a lot of enjoyment out of sentencing individuals they view as standing in the way of societal progress. It’s sick and twisted, but so is liberalism.
Brock was one of the earliest protesters breaching the Capitol, and Judge Patricia Millett, in the unanimous ruling agreed upon by Judges Cornelia Pillard and Judith Rogers, wrote that there was “no doubt” that his actions interfered with the congressional proceedings.
“Brock’s interference with one stage of the electoral college vote-counting process — while no doubt endangering our democratic processes and temporarily derailing Congress’s constitutional work — did not interfere with the ‘administration of justice,’ “ she went on to write.
It’s important to point out that all three of the appellate judges involved were appointed by Democrats. Hard not to be a little slanted, right? These aren’t the kind of judges who care about partiality. They seem to be dedicated to the progressive cause, the establishment of a utopian society ruled by elites with a hive mind culture.
Friday’s ruling comes as the Supreme Court prepares to determine if obstruction charges can be applied more broadly to the Jan. 6 defendants, some of whom are argued that the prosecutors have relied on a statute that criminalizes efforts to impair evidence or shred documents used in government proceedings.
Let us pray justice prevails.
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