Ashcroft paves way for more appeals of light sentences

Friday, August 8, 2003

WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft wants prosecutors to closely monitor which judges impose more lenient sentences than federal guidelines recommend, a step some critics say could limit judicial independence.

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