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7 Jun, 2007 9:55 am
William Otis says of Scooter Libby's 30-month sentence: "This was an unusually harsh sentence for a first offender convicted of a
nonviolent and non-drug-related crime. ... Degree of danger? Yup. Absence of greed or malice? Also. This is how the guidelines work, as Mr. Otis knows: they take these sorts of factors into account in producing the suggested ... citizens their right to live in peace and safety." Surely it cannot
be Mr. Otis's position that no first-offending, non-violent, non-greedy obstructer ...
28 Mar, 2008 11:40 am
On March 25, 2008, the Court heard oral argument in United States v. Ressam. The Court was asked whether 18 U.S.C. 1844(h)(2), which mandates 10 years in prison for carrying an
explosive during the commission of a felony, requires the explosives to be carried "in relation to" the underlying felony. William Otis,
former chief of the appellate division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia discusses the case.
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29 Jun, 2007 2:38 pm
On June 28, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision on the Panetti v. Quaterman case. The court was asked to consider the standard for when a person is too crazy to execute
under the 8th and 14th Amendments. In this episode of SCOTUScast, William Otis, former Special White House Counsel, provides an analysis
on the recent decision.
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26 Jun, 2008 8:50 pm
On June 25, 2008, the Supreme Court decided Kennedy v. Louisiana, holding that the Eighth Amendment bars Louisiana from imposing the death penalty for the rape of a child, where the
crime did not result in death. In this episode of SCOTUScast, William Otis, Former Chief of the Appellate Division in the U.S.
Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia discusses the case.
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4 Dec, 2008 10:33 pm
... sentences. The Supreme Court now considers whether Oregon's sentencing regime violates the Sixth Amendment because it authorizes the judge to impose consecutive sentences based on
the sentencing judge's determination of a fact neither found by the jury nor admitted by the defendant. Former White House Special Counsel William Otis discusses the case.
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21 Apr, 2008 9:49 am
On April 16, 2008, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Kennedy v. Louisiana. The Court was asked to consider whether Louisiana's law authorizing the death penalty for child rape
violates the 8th Amendment's Cruel & Unusual Clause. Bill Otis, former Chief of the Appellate Division in the U.S. Attorney's Office for
the Eastern District of Virginia, discusses the case.
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17 Feb 9:49 am
... are handled in this Court, may vary from county to county. In Shelby County, because of the volume, the General Sessions Court has been divided into two different sections both of
which are managed by one Clerk of the Court, Mr. Otis Jackson. However, in other areas of Tennessee most of the cases are handled by a unified
General Sessions Judge and Court. Shelby County General Sessions Civil Division handles lawsuits involving less than $25,000.00 in controversy as well as having the exclusive ...
17 Jul, 2007 7:17 am
... July 12, 1984 We turn now to another recording from The Execution Tapes. Alpha Otis O'Daniel Stephens was killed by electrocution on
December 12, 1984. His was a so- ... s Mike. Have you got any reason why the execution shouldn't be carried out? WILLIAM HILL: No, I don't. MICHAEL BOWERS: Thank you. ... the
front of the institution. At this time, the curtains are drawn. AMY GOODMAN: That was a recording from the execution of Alpha Otis O'Daniel
Stephens. The execution actually lasted more than 20 minutes. ...
17 Aug 4:00 am
... . Clarence Otis's case was a high-school standout who won admission and a scholarship to prestigious Williams College in Massachusetts after being encouraged to apply by Los Angeles lawyer Felix Grossman. Otis's
scholastic record at Williams was likewise a distinguished one. He graduated magna cum laude in 1977 with ... with a high-flying crowd; one of
his clients was famed financier Carl Icahn. Otis and his wife Jacqueline Bradley were married in 1983 and have raised three ...
8 Jun, 2007 8:13 am
... editorials and articles, with hyperlinks), see Dan Froomkin's blog in the Washington Post. The "moderate" position is being taken by William Otis, who wrote a Washington Post column suggesting a third way: "Scooter Libby should not be pardoned. But ... instance, is not what most people would, or
should, think of as a criminal." I'm not personally acquainted with Mr. Otis, described by Froomkin as a member of the Federalist Society and
by the Post as a former federal prosecutor [who] was a member of ...
8 Jun, 2007 4:13 am
... within-guideline sentence is substantively unreasonable. Now I see from this Washington Post op-ed that former federal prosecutor William Otis, who advocates clemency for Libby, views Libby's within-guideline sentence as "excessive" and " ... Eric Muller, in this must-read post, effectively
highlights the remarkable hypocrisy of these sentencing criticisms coming from Otis, who was not long ago a spokesman for the Justice
Department decrying judicial decisions to sentence below the guidelines. Here ...
1 Jul, 2007 5:02 pm
... I have concluded that the prison sentence given to Mr. Libby is excessive." In early June, William Otis, a former federal prosecutor
and lawyer in the first Bush administration, wrote an ... a nonviolent and non-drug-related crime." "Commutation offers a middle ground," Otis
argued. "Unlike a pardon, commuting the prison sentence would not erase the conviction. ... Eric Muller, a law professor at UNC who on his blog had sharply disagreed with
Otis's op-ed. When we told him Bush commuted the sentence, he ...
20 Nov, 2006 6:04 am
... you pretty much know what you are going to get with a pairing like this anyway-- the Joe Williams songbook, more or less, but that's a fine
thing when it is done this well. The show was ... the night before, and I was hoping for that, as was, I'm sure, LCA). Someone suggested "Miss Otis Regrets", and then, from left field, someone else called out, "Me and ... both up. "'Me and Mrs. Jones'," Mahogany said, "Is that why Miss
Otis regrets?" Then he rumbled right into it. It took Chestnut a moment to catch ...
3 Apr, 2007 10:24 am
... Causey and terminating him; giving employee Darrell Spencer a 3-day suspension; and giving employee Hank Williams a verbal warning.
Chairman Battista, dissenting in part, concluded that the Respondent lawfully disciplined Spencer for an improper weld. ... engaging in protected activity in following his supervisor's
direction while performing work for his employer, Otis Elevator Co. In adopting this finding, the Board also relied on the fact that the
parties' Standard Agreement contained a no-strike ...
3 Jul, 2007 8:12 am
... selected from within the range that the sentencing guidelines indicated were appropriate and fair for a case like Libby's. In commuting Libby's sentence to eliminate all
incarceration, the President was picking up on the idea proposed by William G. Otis in a much-discussed op/ed a few weeks ago in the
Washington Post. President Bush explained his decision to eliminate jail time as follows: "Mr. Libby was sentenced to thirty months of prison, two ...
26 Sep, 2007 3:13 pm
... , U.S. Department of Justice; Joan Larsen, Lecturer, University of Michigan Law School; Glen Nager, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue partner and Issues & Appeals chair;
William Otis, former Chief of Appeals of the Eastern District of Virginia U.S. Attorney's Office; and Jan Crawford Greenburg, ABC News
Legal Correspondent as the moderator. Lee Liberman Otis, Director of the Federalist Society's Faculty Division and Senior Vice President,
opened the event.
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1 Oct, 2007 2:20 pm
... U.S. Department of Justice * Joan Larsen, Lecturer, University of Michigan Law School * Glen Nager, Jones Day Reavis & Pogue partner and Issues & Appeals chair *
William Otis, former Chief of Appeals of the Eastern District of Virginia U.S. Attorney's Office * Jan Crawford Greenburg, ABC News
Legal Correspondent (Moderator) * Introduction by Lee Liberman Otis, Director, Federalist Society Faculty Division and Senior Vice President
Audio and video are available here. ...
1 Feb 10:29 pm
... of McKinsey & Company, on "Strategy to Operations: How to Create a Long-term Business in China." -- Allen Ge, President of Otis
Elevator (China), on "How to Sell to China." -- Matthew Estes, CEO & Founder of Baoying BabyCare, Inc., on "Going to ... China, but how do you protect your intellectual property?"
-- James McGregor, author of "One Billion Customers," and William McCahill, former charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, will hold an informal question and answer
session with ...
17 Sep 10:01 pm
... : McLean County Divorce by Jon D. McLaughlin, Esq. Indiana: Indiana Family Law by William L. Wilson, Esq. Indiana: Sam Hasler's Indiana Divorce & Family ... by Steven
Ballard, Esq. Massachusetts: Massachusetts Divorce and Family Law by Gail Otis, Esq. Massachusetts: Family Law Practice by Steven Green, Esq.
Massachusetts: Juvenile Defense ... Shepherd PLLC Minnesota: Minnesota Divorce and Family Law Blog by Gerald O. Williams, Esq. Minnesota:
Always Family Center by Carl J. Arnold, Esq. Minnesota: ...
12 Feb, 2007 7:53 am
... a guest column in which Hinckley, Allen & Snyder's Peter Herbert describes how using the classic case of Otis F. Wood v. Lucy, Lady
Duff Gordon he was able to assist a songwriter whose music publishing company was not actively exploiting the songwriter's catalog of copyrights, to the obvious detriment of the
songwriter. The other is an article about Roger Williams University School of Law students who will be traveling to New Orleans in March to
provide legal assistance in a variety of areas ...
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