Larry Krasner — Judges — Galsworthy Criminal Justice Reform Program

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Defendants are regularly condemned to years, decades, or life in prison for minor infractions because of minimum sentencing statutes. If judges had more discretion in sentencing, then sentences could be more proportional to the crime, more specific to the individual defendant, and minimize the negative impact of minimum sentencing laws without inherently needing those laws repealed.

A liberal group wants Philly DA Larry Krasner on the Supreme Court. Yes, the U.S. Supreme Court.

““Our courts are filled with former prosecutors, but it’s been nearly 30 years since the Supreme Court has had a justice with a criminal defense background," Demand Justice cofounder Christopher Kang, a former deputy council to President Barack Obama, said in an emailed statement. “That is why Larry Krasner, who has been on the front lines fighting for a criminal justice system that works for everyone, is exactly the kind of bold champion for progressive values who can restore balance to the Supreme Court."“

Philadelphia Inquirer

October 18, 2019

JudgesPhillip ReevesOctober 18, 2019Philadelphia Inquirer, Larry Krasner, SCOTUSComment

Judge denies Krasner office’s request to vacate death penalty in 1984 double murder

“A federal judge on Monday denied a request by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to vacate the death penalty for a Philadelphia man convicted of the 1984 strangulation and drowning deaths of a prominent pastor’s son and daughter-in-law in their East Mount Airy home.“

Philadelphia Inquirer

March 4, 2019

JudgesPhillip ReevesMarch 4, 2019Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Larry KrasnerComment

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