Sentencing Guidelines
A set of rules and principles established by the United States Sentencing Commission that trial judges use to determine the sentence for a convicted defendant.
Sentencing guidelines
Definition - Noun
: a set of rules for computing sentences that is promulgated by a commission on sentencing and that typically provides classifications (as of offenses or offenders), scales ( ...
Second, because the punishment in personam is fixed by statute and sentencing guidelines in many instances, it is fines that must not be 'excessive.
Most justice systems either impose sentencing guidelines which reduce judicial discretion, or use general principles, or a combination of both.
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