Murder Accusations Hang Over Silk Road Boss Ulbricht's Sentencing

Posted by timothy on Thursday May 28, 2015 @09:51AM from the prison-break-blockbuster-in-the-works dept.

Patrick O'Neill writes: Ross Ulbricht has never been tried for murder. But tomorrow, when the convicted Silk Road creator is sentenced to prison, murder will be on the mind of the judge. Despite never filing murder-for-hire charges, New York federal prosecutors have repeatedly pushed for harsh sentencing because they say Ulbricht solicited multiple murders. The judge herself recently referred to Ulbricht's "commission of murders-for-hire" in a letter about the sentencing, painting an even grimmer picture of Ulbricht's sentencing prospects.

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end-run around constitutional protections by frovingslosh · 2015-05-28 11:37 · Score: 5, Funny

or is it an end-run around constitutional protections that everybody in the legal system has just collectively agreed on?
The Constitution isn't perfect, but it is better than what we have now.

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