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Re:Retired Air Force officer gets 3 years in prison for havi... by BrandoElFollito on Saturday June 10, 2023 @05:54AM (#36269137)
Doesn't the US legal system use precedents?

If so could that mean that someone else with the same felony (say, D Trump) will get the same because precedent?

I am not a lawyer, we do not have this system (each case is reviewed independently) - just curious.

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Re:Retired Air Force officer gets 3 years in prison for havi... by killingtime74 on Saturday June 10, 2023 @04:20PM (#36274673)
I'm an Australian lawyer and we have things called sentencing guidelines. They are basically precedent or rules for sentencing specifically. Depends on the crime as well whether it is featured in the guidelines. https://www.cdpp.gov.au/publications/sentencing-federal-offe...
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