Judges and Judiciary
Feb. 12, 2005
Reduced Sentences?
SAN FRANCISCO - Inmates in nine western states now have a shot at getting their prison terms reduced under a ruling from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that clarifies use of federal sentencing guidelines.
A three-judge panel said that in light of last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the federal guidelines are no longer binding on judges, virtually all prisoners wit...
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