What is the appropriate sentence for a defendant who has pleaded guilty to all charges under the new federal sentencing guidelines?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Jingles, No. 2:98-cr-00431-KJM-CMK (E.D. Cal. 2015):
sufficient, but not greater than necessary' to achieve sentencing goals advanced in 3553(a)(2)." Kimbrough v. U.S., 552 U.S. 85, 111 (2007). A sentence at the low end of the new Guidelines range would not appear, at this point, to disturb the effective life sentence defendant will still serve on all counts combined.
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