Criminal
Feb. 6, 2007
Jurists' Sentencing Leeway Rests on Pair of Cases
WASHINGTON - When the U.S. Supreme Court two years ago struck down mandatory federal guidelines on criminal sentencing, judges suddenly were liberated from a system that had boxed them in for nearly 20 years.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - When the U.S. Supreme Court two years ago struck down mandatory federal guidelines on criminal sentencing, judges suddenly were liberated from a system that had boxed them in for nearly 20 years.
The high court's ruling in U.S. v. Booker, 534 U.S. 220, which rendered the guidelines merely advisory, gave federal trial courts ...
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