Federal Sentencing
The United States Sentencing Guidelines
Typically, sentencing will take place ninety days after a guilty plea or guilty verdict.
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A guilty plea is the same as a guilty verdict/conviction, but without all the hassle of a trial and it's extensive procedures.
Again, a person does not get a sentencing hearing assigned until they've either been convicted guilty or plead guilty.
Both outcomes are the same in the eyes of the court.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conviction#:~:text=In law, a conviction is,, "not guilty").&text=After a defendant is convicted,appropriate sentence as a punishment.
"In law, a conviction is the verdict that usually results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime."
"After a defendant is convicted, the court determines the appropriate sentence as a punishment."
A verdict and a conviction are one in the same.
The United States Sentencing Guidelines
Typically, sentencing will take place ninety days after a guilty plea or guilty verdict.
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A guilty plea is the same as a guilty verdict/conviction, but without all the hassle of a trial and it's extensive procedures.
Again, a person does not get a sentencing hearing assigned until they've either been convicted guilty or plead guilty.
Both outcomes are the same in the eyes of the court.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conviction#:~:text=In law, a conviction is,, "not guilty").&text=After a defendant is convicted,appropriate sentence as a punishment.
"In law, a conviction is the verdict that usually results when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime."
"After a defendant is convicted, the court determines the appropriate sentence as a punishment."
A verdict and a conviction are one in the same.
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