U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Likely to Face Revisions

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WASHINGTON - Judges and legal scholars are working on new guidelines for sentencing federal criminals, in anticipation that the Supreme Court will strike down a 17-year-old system that has been challenged as unconstitutional.

About 30,000 cases have backed up since last June's high court decision raised questions about the legality of the system.

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U.S. Sentencing Guidelines Likely to Face Revisions

The court now is considering if the guidelin...

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