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 by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984; these Guidelines took effect in 1987.
Moreover, the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 created the United States Sentencing Commission. This commission is made up of a team of lawyers who devise and maintain the Guidelines.
In United States v. Booker (2005), the Supreme Court declared that the mandatory sentencing guidelines were unconstitutional.
