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  • Some Jan. 6 rioters received improper sentence enhancements, appeals court rule

    03/01/2024 2:29:44 PM PST · by CFW · 26 replies
    ABC News ^ | 3/1/24 | Alexander Mallin
    A D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals panel issued a ruling Friday that could impact scores of prison terms handed down to rioters convicted and sentenced for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol. The three-judge panel ruled that defendants convicted of obstructing the congressional certification had received improper enhancements of their sentences from district court judges who determined their actions amounted to "substantial interference with the 'administration of justice.'" The challenge to the enhancement was brought in the case of convicted rioter Larry Brock, who was sentenced in 2023 to two years in prison for his felony...