Sentencing guidelines unconstitutional

In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines are unconstitutional. Under this decision, sentencing will be at the discretion of the judge, according to Minneapolis attorney Jon M. Hopeman, who represented the defendant in this case. "Before the guidelines were passed 17 years ...

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Sentencing guidelines unconstitutional

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