Minimum and Maximum Sentences Are Given by Judges, but Parole

question 22

Multiple Choice

Minimum and maximum sentences are given by judges, but parole boards reviewing cases decide actual sentence time being served. This refers to ______.

• A) presumptive sentences
• B) mandatory minimum sentences
• C) determinate sentences
• D) indeterminate sentences

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