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> That's the standard for most first time, non-violent offenses In what country?

• gruez 3y ago
  US, as per federal sentencing guidelines[1]: * baseline offense level of 9 [2] * -2 adjustment for acceptance of responsibility[3] * That gets you an offense level of 7, which puts him in the 0-6 months band[4], making him eligible for probation[5]. IANAL but all of this is for offenses that make it to trial. If there's plea bargaining involved the sentences are probably even lighter. [1] https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual-annotated https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual-annot... [2] https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual/annotated-2021-chapter-2-e-k#2h31 https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual/annot... [3] https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual/annotated-2021-chapter-3#3e11 https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual/annot... [4] https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/guidelines-manual/2021/Sentencing_Table.pdf https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/guidelines-manu... [5] https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual/annotated-2021-chapter-5#5b11 https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual/annot...
  • public_defender 3y ago
    This seems correct regarding this person and this conduct, but I disagree that this type of penalty is "the standard for most first time, non-violent offenses." Federal cases are a small percentage of total criminal prosecutions, and penalties vary widely across the country.
    • I_am_uncreative 3y ago
      Most first time, non-violent federal offenses, then?