Rand Paul Attacker Back In Court

A federal appeals court on Monday vacated what it called a “well-below-guidelines” prison sentence for the man who tackled U.S. Sen. Rand Paul outside his Kentucky home, ordering a resentencing for the attack that broke the lawmaker’s ribs.The three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it found “no compelling justification” for Rene Boucher’s 30-day sentence.The ruling came in response to an appeal by federal prosecutors who had argued that 21 months would have been more appropriate.

Source: MG News

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