In your opinion, do the federal sentencing guidelines allow judges enough discretion when imposing a sentence in this type of case?
America Court System- Sentencing As an investigator with the Federal Public Defender’s Office, you are assisting Assistant Federal Defender Lilly Jones with gathering background information on offender Ben Smith, who pled guilty to distribution of a controlled substance (5 kilograms of cocaine). Mr. Smith is being sentenced next month. In a 2–3-page paper, provide an […]