Sentences with phrase «suggested federal sentencing guidelines»
He faced 24 to 30 months in prison under the suggested federal sentencing guidelines, which judges do not have to follow, but usually do.
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As the press report suggests, Gates could and seemingly will be getting his sentence significantly reduced via 5K1.1 of the federal sentencing guidelines by providing «substantial assistance in the investigation or prosecution of another person who has committed an offense.»
At the risk of making inappropriate suggestions, I do think the Justice who spoke this particular line might be able to engender a special kind of new fandom if in the future he were to suggest that the federal sentencing guidelines «exist in some kind of Middle Earth.»
Although encouraging and rewarding voluntary disclosure is nothing new, the stated 50 % reduction off the minimum amount suggested by the Federal Sentencing Guidelines is to be welcomed.