Judicial Recall To Hasher Sentences By Paul Butler

Brock Allen Turner was a Stanford University student. However, after a frat party his life and a women’s life changed. Tuner was caught raping a woman who was unconscious behind a dumpster. With two witnesses present in court, Tuner was only sentenced to six months in jail. To many people, including myself, felt that the sentence should have been longer. The short term punishment has led people to question the judge who decided the punishment. A petition for a recall election lead to different opinions about how and if a recall should take place.

One review about the recall was by Paul Butler. He is a federal prosecutor, and wrote the article “Judicial Recall Will Inevitably Lead to Hasher Sentences.” In this article Butler purposes

Meares, a law school professor. She wrote the article “If You Want Independent Judges, Don’t Elect Them.” Tracey supports recalls based on the judge’s actions. She explains the case in great detail including, the sentence given and the normal sentence. In this case the sentence was only six months, when it could have been fourteen years. Tracey included the petition as part of her argument. She explains that people are having different opinions about recalls. Tracey mentions two people who agree that the sentence was to light. The main reason she supports the recall is because the judges are voted on. If the people decide who is elected judge, they should be allowed to ask for a

Otis, a professor. His article is entitled “A Judge’s Recall Is Warranted for an Indecent Sentence.” William believes not only that a recall should take place, but that the judge should step down. William explains the sentence was too short. The years the rapist could have faced was fourteen years. Even though a prosecutor asked for six years, the judge gave six months. William does not agree with how the Independent Judiciary system works. He points out that people have little control after voting a judge in. After that, the people follow the rules with little control to call for a recall or for the judge to step down. The people just have to follow the guidelines set up by the judge. William does believe that the sentence was unfair, but not to the rapist. It was unfair to the victim whose live is changed, but the rapist is only facing six months, because his father said he would not eat his