Well, this is the end of the very, very brief overview of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. I hope you found it useful.
Keep in mind that although we tend to talk about the "big ticket" fraud cases that appear in Federal Court, the vast majority of fraud cases are handled through the State systems. Cases such as Bernie Madoff and Allan Stanford, which grab all the headlines, are prosecuted through the Federal courts btu they are not alone. The various State systems handle many more cases.
For the next series of postings, therefore, we will talk about Texas state law when it comes to sentencing. As stated several times in this series of posts, Texas guidelines are far less exact than Federal guidelines. This is both positive and negative. Federal guidelines do allow an attorney to tell his client what he is facing which is very important when discussing plea bargains. However, State crimes and sentencing do allow for more flexibility.
Keep in mind that although we tend to talk about the "big ticket" fraud cases that appear in Federal Court, the vast majority of fraud cases are handled through the State systems. Cases such as Bernie Madoff and Allan Stanford, which grab all the headlines, are prosecuted through the Federal courts btu they are not alone. The various State systems handle many more cases.
For the next series of postings, therefore, we will talk about Texas state law when it comes to sentencing. As stated several times in this series of posts, Texas guidelines are far less exact than Federal guidelines. This is both positive and negative. Federal guidelines do allow an attorney to tell his client what he is facing which is very important when discussing plea bargains. However, State crimes and sentencing do allow for more flexibility.
NOTE: THE INFORMATION IN THIS BLOG IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE NOR
IS IT INTENDED TO BE LEGAL ADVICE. IF
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