Sentencing guidelines

Criminal procedure
Criminal trials and convictions
Rights of the accused
Fair trial Speedy trial Jury trial Counsel Presumption of innocence Exclusionary rule¹ Self-incrimination Double jeopardy²
Verdict
Conviction Acquittal Not proven³ Directed verdict
Sentencing
Mandatory Suspended Custodial Discharge Guidelines Totality^5, 6 Dangerous offender^4, 5 Capital punishment Execution warrant Cruel and unusual punishment Life imprisonment Indefinite imprisonment
Post-sentencing
Parole Probation Tariff ⁶ Life licence⁶ Miscarriage of justice Exoneration Pardon Sex offender registration Sexually violent predator legislation¹
Related areas of law
Criminal defenses Criminal law Evidence Civil procedure
Portals
Law Criminal justice
¹ US courts ² Not in English/Welsh courts ³ Scottish courts ⁴ English/Welsh courts ⁵ Canadian courts ⁶ UK courts

Sentencing guidelines are non-binding guidelines that inform sentencing in law.^[1] By contrast, mandatory sentencing sets legal parameters, typically minimums, for sentences.

In the United States federal courts system, Federal Sentencing Guidelines apply. In England and Wales, the Sentencing Council (formerly the Sentencing Guidelines Council) sets sentencing guidelines.

References

↑ "Federal Sentencing Guidelines". Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 16 December 2014.

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