Today, we’re reviewing the voting record of Justice Karmeier in criminal sentencing cases.

Between joining the Court in 2005 and the end of 2019, Justice Karmeier participated in 59 criminal sentencing cases.  He voted for defendants 18 times and against them in 41 cases.  From 2005 to 2009, he voted for defendants in seven of 21 cases.  From 2010 to 2014, he voted for defendants seven times and against them 18 times.  From 2015 to 2019, he voted for defendants four times and against them in nine cases.

Between 2005 and 2019, Justice Karmeier participated in 28 criminal sentencing cases won by the defendants below.  He voted to affirm in nine cases and to reverse 19 times.  From 2005 to 2009, he voted to affirm in four of eleven cases.  From 2010 to 2014, he voted to affirm in three of ten cases.  From 2015 to 2019, he voted to affirm twice in seven cases.

During these years, Justice Karmeier participated in 26 criminal sentencing cases lost by the defendants below.  He voted to reverse, in whole or in part, in nine of those cases and to affirm 17 times.  From 2005 to 2009, he voted to reverse only three times and to affirm in seven cases.  From 2010 to 2014, he voted to reverse four times in twelve cases.  From 2015 to 2019, he voted to reverse twice and to affirm twice.

Join us back here tomorrow as we turn our attention to another Justice.

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