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chasfm11 wrote:Please pardon my skepticism but a lot of defendants "facing" charges seem to end up with less or even significantly less sentences. Mitigating circumstances come into play and suddenly 40-50 years ends up being 2 and the perp is back on the street in less than six months. I'm always amazed at the long rap sheets for some of the identified criminals. A quick calculation usually ends with the projection that they should have been in prison for another 20 years for their previous crimes when they committed their new crime.

I view sentencing guidelines like I do MSRP pricing in a discount store. It doesn't even seem to be a reference point.