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Criminal

Nov. 24, 1998

Tough Guidelines for Punishment Rejected by Court

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court has given judges sweeping new power to reject federal sentencing guidelines and impose lesser terms on criminal defendants, ruling that trial courts can lower sentences that fall outside the "heartland" of the guidelines.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court has given judges sweeping new power to reject federal sentencing guidelines and impose lesser terms on criminal defendants, ruling that trial courts can lower sentences that fall outside the "heartland" of the guidelines.
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