What Is True of Sentencing

question 55

Multiple Choice

What is true of sentencing?

• A)Indeterminate sentencing is considerably rare in the United States with only two states actually using it.
• B)Habitual offender laws prescribe a mandatory life sentence after two felony convictions.
• C)Typically, judges do not set sentences.
• D)Judges enjoy considerable discretion in sentencing, and they frequently give different sentences to defendants convicted of the same crime.
• E)Retribution is the primary goal of contemporary sentencing.

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