The Sentencing Guidelines, Though Based on Good Intentions, Turned Out

question 13

Multiple Choice

The sentencing guidelines, though based on good intentions, turned out to be unnecessarily _____. In the 2005 Booker decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the sentencing guidelines should become _____.

• A) flexible; advisory rather than mandatory
• B) flexible; mandatory rather than advisory
• C) rigid; advisory rather than mandatory
• D) rigid; mandatory rather than advisory

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