How Did the Blakely Ruling Affect Sentencing Laws in Washington

question 7

Multiple Choice

How did the Blakely ruling affect sentencing laws in Washington and other states?

• A) Most states' sentencing guidelines were unconstitutional and are no longer in effect.
• B) For any additional evidence to be used to increase the length of a prison sentence, prosecutors must present that evidence along with the criminal charges.
• C) Judges cannot sentence any offender to more time in prison than the sentencing guideline range allows for the conviction offense.
• D) Washington and other states may continue to use sentencing guidelines, but they are advisory only; judges are not required to follow them.

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Definitions:

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an organism, consisting of both visible and unseen traits, determined by its DNA.

Phenotype

The observable characteristic of an organism that may or may not reflect a particular genotype due to the variable expression of dominant and recessive alleles.

Law Of Independent Assortment

The Mendelian principle that genes controlling different traits are inherited independently of one another.

Mendel

Gregor Mendel, a 19th-century scientist and Augustinian monk known as the father of genetics for his work on the inheritance of traits in pea plants which established the laws of Mendelian inheritance.