What is the current state of the law regarding sentencing decisions in criminal cases?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Khan, No. 12-2425-cr (2nd Cir. 2013):
First, we presume that sentencing judges are aware of their sentencing options. See, e.g., United States v. Quinones, 511 F.3d 289, 319 (2d Cir. 2007) ("To the extent defendants submit that the district court must have misconstrued [a particular sentencing provision], we do not lightly assume that an experienced district judge has misread or misunderstood a criminal statute."); United States v. Sweeney, 90 F.3d 55, 58 (2d Cir. 1996).
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