OK - going back to the Federal sentencing table again - look at the vertical line.
The vertical line represents the severity of the criminal offense of which the defendant is accused. The numbers range from 0-43. Obviously, the higher the number, the more severe the offense. Therefore, if a person is charged with a crime with an offense level of 5 (unlikely since the Feds only pursue the most severe crimes), the person will face 0-6 monthis in Federal prison (if the person only has a I criminal history). If the person is charged with a crime with an offense level of 27, he is looking at 70-87 months in Federal prison (once again if the person only has a I criminal history).
So, by looking at the horizontal line (criminal history) and the vertical line (severity of the crime of which the person is accused), the defendant can get a reasonable idea of how much time he is facing for the offense(s).
This is vastly different from Texas state criminal courts. For example, a 2nd degree felony carris with it a punishment range of 2-20 years. Obviously, this leaves open a vast amount of time of which is much narrower in the Federal system.
The vertical line represents the severity of the criminal offense of which the defendant is accused. The numbers range from 0-43. Obviously, the higher the number, the more severe the offense. Therefore, if a person is charged with a crime with an offense level of 5 (unlikely since the Feds only pursue the most severe crimes), the person will face 0-6 monthis in Federal prison (if the person only has a I criminal history). If the person is charged with a crime with an offense level of 27, he is looking at 70-87 months in Federal prison (once again if the person only has a I criminal history).
So, by looking at the horizontal line (criminal history) and the vertical line (severity of the crime of which the person is accused), the defendant can get a reasonable idea of how much time he is facing for the offense(s).
This is vastly different from Texas state criminal courts. For example, a 2nd degree felony carris with it a punishment range of 2-20 years. Obviously, this leaves open a vast amount of time of which is much narrower in the Federal system.
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