Rand Paul's former neighbor asks U.S. Supreme Court to review sentence reversal

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Sen. Rand Paul's former neighbor, who tackled and broke the Kentucky Republican's ribs in 2017, has asked for the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion after an appellate court vacated his 30-day jail sentence and suggested it was too lenient.

A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in September that there was “no compelling justification” for Rene Boucher’s sentence.

The judges called the sentence “well-below-guidelines” and ordered a resentencing. Federal prosecutors have argued that 21 months would be an appropriate prison sentence.

The Daily News reports attorney Matt Baker filed a petition last week with the U.S. Supreme Court asking justices to consider whether a resentencing hearing violates Boucher’s constitutional rights entitling him to due process and protecting him against double jeopardy.

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