Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Statutes

Doyle, Charles

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Sentences (Criminal procedure);    Sentencing guidelines;    Punishment;   

RP-ID  :  RL32040
RP-ID  :  RL32040_2013Sep09

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes, that limits the discretion of a sentencing court to impose a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment or the death penalty. The United States Sentencing Commission's Mandatory Minimum Penalties in the Federal Criminal Justice System (2011) recommends consideration of amendments to several of the statutes under which federal mandatory minimum sentences are most often imposed.