If anything, I would think that the bail would indicate he's unlikely to receive the maximum sentence. I suspect that few do. That said, I am not a lawyer. Edi

If anything, I would think that the bail would indicate he's unlikely to receive the maximum sentence. I suspect that few do. That said, I am not a lawyer. Edit: A bit about the United States Sentencing Guidelines, linked from the lwn thread: https://popehat.com/2013/02/05/crime-whale-sushi-sentence-eleventy-million-years/ https://popehat.com/2013/02/05/crime-whale-sushi-sentence-el...