Sentencing guidelines

Criminal procedure
Criminal trials and convictions
Rights of the accused
Fair trial Pre-trial Speedy trial Jury trial Counsel Presumption of innocence Exclusionary rule¹ Self-incrimination Double jeopardy²
Verdict
Conviction Acquittal Not proven³ Directed verdict
Sentencing
Mandatory Suspended Custodial Discharge Guidelines Totality^5, 6 Dangerous offender^4, 5 Capital punishment Execution warrant Cruel and unusual punishment Imprisonment Life imprisonment Indefinite imprisonment
Post-sentencing
Parole Probation Tariff ⁶ Life licence⁶ Miscarriage of justice Exoneration Pardon Sex offender registration Sexually violent predator legislation¹
Related areas of law
Criminal defenses Criminal law Evidence Civil procedure
Portals
Law Criminal justice
¹ US courts ² Not in English/Welsh courts ³ Scottish courts ⁴ English/Welsh courts ⁵ Canadian courts ⁶ UK courts

Sentencing guidelines are non-binding guidelines that inform sentencing in law.^[1] By contrast, mandatory sentencing^[2] sets legal parameters, typically minimums, for sentences.

In the United States federal courts system, Federal Sentencing Guidelines apply to federal judges adjudicating cases in federal court.^[3] In England and Wales, the Sentencing Council (formerly the Sentencing Guidelines Council) sets sentencing guidelines.

References

↑ "Federal Sentencing Guidelines". Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
↑ "Mandatory Minimums".
↑ Compliance, Technology, and Modern Finance, 11 Journal of Corporate, Financial & Commercial Law 159 (2016)

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