Is a federal district judge's sentence for a sexual assault against a minor subject to judicial review?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Valencia-Farias, 902 F.2d 42 (9th Cir. 1990):
"Sentencing is left to the sound discretion of the trial judge and his decision is reviewed only for an abuse of discretion. The sentence imposed by a federal district judge, if within statutory limits, is generally not subject to review." United States v. Yarbrough, 852 F.2d 1522, 1545 (9th Cir.) (citations omitted), cert. denied, 109 S.Ct. 171 (1988).
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