{"id":85797,"date":"2018-03-12T05:22:46","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T09:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/?p=85797"},"modified":"2019-11-06T11:05:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T16:05:15","slug":"sentencing-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sentencing.net\/sentencing\/sentencing-examples","title":{"rendered":"Sentencing Examples: How Disparity Affects Sentencing Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
Is it possible for someone to receive a longer prison sentence for drug possession than for murder? Yes. Is it true that if a drug dealer\u2019s house stood just 100 feet farther from a school, he would have received a drastically shorter sentence? Yes. In fact, sentencing examples like this are present everywhere.<\/p>\n
Disparity in criminal sentencing has always been a thorn in the side of our judicial system since time immemorial. Of course, there have been many attempts to alleviate the problem, such as mandatory minimums, sentencing guidelines, and complicated sentencing formulas. Yet, judges do have discretion in sentencing defendants, even when there are attempts to limit that discretion.<\/p>\n
Understanding some sentencing examples in real-world cases can give helpful perspective to the problem. It also may suggest some solutions as well. But first, let us discuss some sentencing basics.<\/p>\n