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1.What has the Supreme Court ruled with respect to sentencing guidelines?

2.How do sentencing guidelines reduce the importance of a PSI report?

3.What are the criticisms of PSI reports?
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1.To what extent should a trial judge consider the victim impact statement when sentencing a convicted felon?

2.Consider the current federal sentencing guidelines and mandatory sentencing requirements. Would society benefit from more or less judicial discretion? Explain.