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w\/the theology of the body of the defendant:<\/p>\n

Last month a Michigan appeals court considered the case of a man convicted of methamphetamine possession. Although the man received an unusually harsh sentence (30 to 120 months in prison, based in part on his prior record), the decision of the three appellate judges addresses not only the length of the sentence but also, and at greater length, the way it was delivered: via videoconferencing. The defendant was in the county jail when he was sentenced; he never shared a courtroom with the judge who determined his fate.<\/p>\n

On a basic legal level, the court noted that Michigan law specifies when you can sentence via videoconferencing, and it\u2019s not an option in felony cases. But the appeals court\u2019s decision raises deeper philosophical issues. The three appellate judges provide a stirring defense of the antimodern belief that human dignity inheres not solely in the mind or the will, but in the body.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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