Fear of Judging: Sentencing Guidelines in the Federal Courts

by Jose A. Cabranes and Kate Stith

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For two centuries, federal judges exercised wide discretion in criminal sentencing. This changed in 1987, when a hopelessly complex bureaucratic apparatus was imposed on the federal courts. Though termed Sentencing "Guidelines," the new sentencing rules are mandatory. Reformers hoped that the Sentencing Guidelines would address inequities in sentencing. The Guidelines have failed to achieve this goal, according to Kate Stith and Jos Cabranes, and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226774864

ISBN13:9780226774862

Release Date:October 1998

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:290 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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Administrative Law Courts Criminal Law Education & Reference Federal Jurisdiction Judicial System Law Legal Education Legal Profession Legal Theory & Systems Rules & Procedures

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