Sentences with phrase «fetters judicial discretion»

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(1) if mandatory minimums are an unjustifiable fetter on judicial discretion, then why would caps on sentences be justified?

Bob: I think you raise an interesting point regarding «maximum sentences» as an equally dangerous fetter on the freedom of judicial discretion and yet I can't honestly think of a single example of a case in which a crown has said «I wish the maximum sentence was higher so I can seek out a «fair» sentence.»