We see this reality in many ways, from where good public schools and bad ones are found to sentencing disparities for possession of crack versus powder cocaine. (scientificamerican.com)
For example, 3553 (a)(6), by requiring consideration of «the need to avoid unwarranted sentence disparities among defendants with similar records who have been found guilty of similar conduct,» suggests judges should not consider conduct for which a defendant has been found not guilty. (sentencing.typepad.com)
There were other factors to be sure, including that he «pled out,» the dwindling sentencing disparity between dealing crack and «regular» cocaine, and the proclivities of the judge himself, but so far there is some evidence that these videos are having the intended effect. (rocketlawyer.com)