The Judge in This Case Picked the Most Severe Punishment

question 16

Multiple Choice

The judge in this case picked the most severe punishment that the law would require because he felt that there were many circumstances surrounding Jeremy's present crime that justify a harsher sentence. These circumstances are referred to as:

• A) aggravating circumstances.
• B) capital circumstances.
• C) mitigating circumstances.
• D) truth-in-sentencing circumstances.

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