Chris
Temple On Line
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Update March 9, 2006
We’re sorry to have taken so long to update you on Chris’ continuing efforts to gain justice; those of you who know him, though, know he’s not been idle! His Petition for a Writ of Certiorari was filed in the U.S. Supreme Court of February 1. It clearly states the constitutional and other violations in the sentence imposed on Chris, which has now seen him serve MUCH MORE than his proper sentence. After that was filed, the U.S. Solicitor General filed this customary response, indicating that he did not intend to respond to the petition. This to the best of our knowledge is standard operating procedure; after all, Mr. Clement and his staff have no desire to answer ALL petitions that end of docketed, since the Supreme Court’s clerk on February 22 sent this notice to the Solicitor General indicating that the Court wants a response! While not guaranteeing that the Supreme Court will ultimately either hear the case or vacate Chris’ sentence, it DOES show that Chris’ case is ALREADY one of just a relative handful that make it this far. More prayers and efforts will continue. As Chris has said, far more important than HIM finally receiving a just and lawful sentence is that his case-which starkly presents the issues the Supreme Court THOUGHT it had settled with Apprendi, Blakely and Booker—is the perfect one with which the Supreme Court can rein in prosecutors and federal courts which CONTINUE to thumb their noses at both the Constitution and the Supreme Court. We’ll keep you posted as circumstances warrant and as time allows. |
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