MANDATORY SENTENCE: A criminal sentence set by a legislature that establishes the minimum length of prison time for specified crimes and thus limits the amount of discretion a judge has when sentencing a defendant.
Mandatory sentence
Definition
: a sentence that is specifically required or falls within a range required by statute as punishment for an offense <imposed the minimum mandatory sentence for distributing drugs near a school> ...
" Under this principle, the Court sustained a mandatory sentence of life without parole imposed for possession of 672 grams or more of cocaine.
 See also: Office, Statute, Information, Person, Standing
  
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