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- Title: United States V. Muniz
- Author : First Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals
- Release Date : January 08, 1995
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 58 KB
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SELYA, Circuit Judge. For better or worse, the days are long since past when federal district Judges wielded virtually unfettered discretion in sentencing criminal defendants. The sentencing guidelines are controversial -- but they have the force of law and, therefore, command the allegiance of the courts. Judges, who enforce the laws when others transgress them, must be sensitive to their own responsibility not to be seen as placing themselves above the law. This case exemplifies the importance of that principle.
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