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Sentencing
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18 U.S. Code § 3553[1] provides factors that federal judges must consider when imposing a sentence on a convicted defendant.
Federal Sentencing Guidelines
The Federal Sentencing Guidelines were created in 1984; these Guidelines took effect in 1987.
