How the Federal Sentencing Guidelines Work : A Brief Overview

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

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Provides brief overview of how Federal sentencing guidelines work, covering preliminaries, sentencing calculations, base offense levels, adjustments, departures, determination of sentence, probatio...

Provides brief overview of how Federal sentencing guidelines work, covering preliminaries, sentencing calculations, base offense levels, adjustments, departures, determination of sentence, probation and supervised release violations, sentencing organizations, 18 U.S.C. 3553(a) considerations, appellate review, and sentencing table.

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