Gov. Ryan and Booker

Sentencing Law and Policy points out a few other blogs -- the White Collar Crime Prof Blog and the Chicago Tribune blog -- each observing that Governor Ryan's (R-Il) conviction on 18 corruption-related counts is sure to raise a host of post-Booker sentencing issues.

I won't attempt to offer a calculation, or even guess whether a below-guideline sentence would be overturned on appeal.