Sentencing guidelines

Sentencing guidelines are non-binding guidelines that inform sentencing in law.[1] By contrast, mandatory sentencing[2] sets legal parameters, typically minimums, for sentences.

Criminal procedure
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Sentencing
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Post-sentencing
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¹ US courts ² Not in English/Welsh courts ³ Scottish courts ⁴ English/Welsh courts ⁵ Canadian courts ⁶ UK courts

In the United States federal courts system, Federal Sentencing Guidelines apply to federal judges adjudicating cases in federal court.[3] In England and Wales, the Sentencing Council (formerly the Sentencing Guidelines Council) sets sentencing guidelines.

References

"Federal Sentencing Guidelines". Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
"Mandatory Minimums".
Compliance, Technology, and Modern Finance, 11 Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law 159 (2016)

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