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: South Carolina Appellate Law BlogSCOTUS gives district judges more discretion in sentencing
By william
Judges still may not impose sentences above the range written into law by Congress or state legislatures. But the decision on Monday gives judges broad discretion to impose sentences higher or lower than the guidelines, which are not statutes and are issued by the United States Sentencing Commission.
Full post as published by South Carolina Appellate Law Blog on December 11, 2007 (boomark / email).
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