L0la L33tz on Nostr: Well, in this case x wasn't judged at all, it was negotiated. Sentencing in the US is ...
Well, in this case x wasn't judged at all, it was negotiated. Sentencing in the US is based on guidelines that score crimes between 1-43 so that everyone *should* get around the same amount of time for the same crimes; the more severe the crime, the higher the score and the higher the sentence.
https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/about/overview/Overview_Federal_Sentencing_Guidelines.pdf
https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/about/overview/Overview_Federal_Sentencing_Guidelines.pdf