"You know, the federal sentencing laws after a case called Booker are no longer binding on federal judges, but judges try to stay roughly in the same continent. This sentence seemed to come from a different planet. The minimum sentence recommended by the guidelines was 30 years. She was off by about 22 years, and the rationale that she used raised more concerns."
"One can understand that this person did call the police, ultimately. Obviously has some mental issues. But this person also researched how killing a justice could change the outcome of cases and said that, you know, he was gonna shoot for three, but how killing one might flip the balance of the Supreme Court. This was a very premeditated act, so this is a very light sentence."
Judge Deborah Boardman sentenced Sophie Roske, formerly Nicholas John Roske, to eight years in prison for planning to break into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s home with intent to assassinate him. Prosecutors had sought 30 years under federal guidelines recommending a minimum sentence of 30 years. Jonathan Turley criticized the sentence as about 22 years below the guidelines and called the rationale concerning. Boardman cited Roske’s transgender identity and potential need for gender-related treatment and referenced a presidential executive order on placement of transgender inmates. Roske researched how killing a justice could shift the Court’s balance and the act was characterized as premeditated.
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