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Commuted.
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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
For my part, I think that the Federal Sentencing Guidelines are an abomination -- both as a concept and (in some instances) as to the sentencing ranges.
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I think I've said something like this myself here. Often the effect is to shift discretion over sentencing from the judge to the prosecutor, who can charge a lesser offense.
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