This is massively reductive, but hey, this is HN. The guidelines are 618 pages long. There are considerations for the person's history, for their pleas, for th

This is massively reductive, but hey, this is HN. The guidelines are 618 pages long. There are considerations for the person's history, for their pleas, for the # of counts, for the type of crime, for the victim impact, for the felon impact, for the societal impact, for precedent, for the type of intent & hundreds of other things get mixed in to the judgement as well. There's a good reason this will only be complete by March next year. https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/guidelines-manual/2023/GLMFull.pdf https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/guidelines-manu...