United States v. Trimble’s Empirical Analysis
487 F.3d 752 · 2007
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on McGowan v. State of Maryland Gallagher · Bolling v. Sharpe · Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc. · Bouie v. City of Columbia · Vance v. Bradley
Most-quoted passages
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“[T]here is no rational, non-arbitrary reason for the new form/old form distinction as applied to petty offenders. As applied to Trimble, new form/old form is no better a distinction than that between Wednesday/Friday or odd/even. We conclude, consequently, that the magistrate judge violated Trimble’s constitutional rights by charging her more than other petty offenders for offenses covering the same time period.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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