{"id":13834,"date":"2018-02-14T04:23:11","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T04:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=13834"},"modified":"2018-02-20T05:33:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T05:33:26","slug":"sentencing-the-punishment-imposed-on-a-criminal-wrongdoer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=13834","title":{"rendered":"7. Sentencing:"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 During the sentencing phase of a criminal case, the court determines the appropriate punishment for the convicted defendant. In determining a suitable sentence, the court will consider a number of factors, including the nature and severity of the crime, the defendant’s criminal history, the defendant’s personal circumstances and the degree of remorse felt by the defendant.<\/strong> [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

sentencing<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\n(1933)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The judicial determination of the penalty for a crime. <\/span><\/strong>[2]\u00a0 <\/span>1. The act of imposing a sentence.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

sentence<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\nn<\/em>. (14c)<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Criminal law<\/em>. The judgment that a court formally pronounces after finding a criminal defendant guilty; the punishment imposed on a\u00a0 criminal wrongdoer<\/strong> <a sentence of 20 years in prison>.<\/strong>\u00a0 See Fed. R. Crim. P. 32<\/strong><\/a>. \u2014 aka judgment of conviction<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. \u2014 sentence<\/span><\/strong><\/em>, vb<\/em>. [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The judgment of the court in a criminal case.\u00a0 A criminal sentence constitutes the court’s action with respect to the consequences to the defendant of having committed the crime of which she has been convicted.\u00a0 Generally, criminal sentences impose a punishment of imprisonment, probation, fine, or forfeiture, or some combination of these penalties.\u00a0 In some jurisdictions, capital punishment may be imposed in cases involving the commission of a felony of extreme gravity.\u00a0 In some states, depending upon the crime, the jury, rather than the judge, establishes the sentence.<\/strong> [4]<\/span><\/p>\n

A judgment in a criminal case denoting the acting of a court in formally declaring to the accused the legal consequences of the guilt which he has confessed or of which he has been convicted. State v Fedder<\/em>, 1 Utah 2d 117, 262 P2d 753<\/span>.<\/strong> [4]<\/span><\/p>\n

indeterminate sentencing<\/span> –<\/strong> (1941) Sentencing that is left up to the court, with few or very flexible guidelines.<\/strong> \u2014 aka discretionary sentencing<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

mandatory sentencing<\/span> –<\/strong> (1950) A statutorily specified penalty that automatically follows a conviction for the offense, often with a minimum mandatory term.<\/strong> \u2014 aka determinate sentencing<\/span><\/strong><\/em>; fixed sentencing<\/span><\/strong><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

presumptive sentencing<\/span> –<\/strong> (1976) A statutory scheme that prescribes a sentence or range of sentences for an offense but allows the court some flexibility in atypical cases.\u00a0<\/strong>[2] <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 See accumulative sentences<\/em>; concurrent sentences<\/em>; consecutive sentences<\/em>; cumulative sentences<\/em>; determinate sentence<\/em>; indeterminate sentence<\/em>; merger of sentences<\/em>; minimum sentence<\/em>; presentence hearing<\/em>; presentence investigation<\/em>; split sentence<\/em>; suspended sentence<\/em>. [4]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Justia<\/a> \u203a<\/span> Criminal Law<\/a> \u203a<\/span> Stages of a Criminal Case:\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.justia.com\/criminal\/docs\/stages-of-a-criminal-case.html<\/span><\/a><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0Deluxe Tenth Edition\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner<\/a>. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/b><\/strong>Legal Assistant Edition<\/b><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/em>Doctored<\/b><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/b><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

[4]: Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>with Pronunciations
\n<\/b><\/span><\/em>Third Edition<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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