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Oct 13, 2011
ABCNews.com
Marshall Kapp, director of the Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine and Law at Florida State University, comments on the sentencing of Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon Group hedge fund founder.
A defendant’s health condition is one factor that judges can consider when handing down sentences. A 2005 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court mandated that federal judges adhere to specific sentencing calculations, which can be influenced by other factors, such as a defendant’s health.