OK - review the chart from the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in the previous post. This chart is the authority for determining the amount of time a person will receive for crime(s) for which a person is sentenced within the Federal Criminal justice system.
This chart is easy to read once you get the hang of it. The horizontal line is the criminal history. The greater the number, the higher the person's criminal history. Obviously, the greater the criminal history, the greater the punishment.
The vertical line is the severity of the crime(s) for which the person is convicted. The numbers range from 1-43. Obviously once again, the higher the number, the more serious the crime.
The numbers are the number of months for which the person can be convicted, anywhere from 0 (probation) to life.
The sentence, therefore, is a point between the person's criminal history and the severity of the crime(s) for which the person is convicted.
This chart is easy to read once you get the hang of it. The horizontal line is the criminal history. The greater the number, the higher the person's criminal history. Obviously, the greater the criminal history, the greater the punishment.
The vertical line is the severity of the crime(s) for which the person is convicted. The numbers range from 1-43. Obviously once again, the higher the number, the more serious the crime.
The numbers are the number of months for which the person can be convicted, anywhere from 0 (probation) to life.
The sentence, therefore, is a point between the person's criminal history and the severity of the crime(s) for which the person is convicted.
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