Regarding Federal Sentencing Guidelines,in Late 2007 the U

question 71

Multiple Choice

Regarding federal sentencing guidelines,in late 2007 the U.S.Supreme Court went further and:

• A) found that district court judges do have to justify their deviations from the federal sentencing guidelines.
• B) do not have broad discretion to disagree with the guidelines and to impose what they believe are reasonable sentences.
• C) decided two cases that together restored federal judges to their traditional central role in criminal sentencing, even if the guidelines call for different sentences.
• D) None of the above

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