I would like some information as to how to appeal a mandatory minimum sentence. Please inform me how someone is able to get under this sentencing.
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I would like some information as to how to appeal a mandatory minimum sentence. Please inform me how someone is able to get under this sentencing.
Since there was a case in the news where a celebrity was only given a year and a half but had prior convictions and should have been held to the mandatory minimum law but wasn’t how can a normal citizen has to do the time?
Asked on June 27, 2009 under Criminal Law, Iowa
Answers:
MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
It doesn't work that way. A lot of factors are involved -- judges still have some discretion on mandatory minimums -- the laws are not necessarily set in stone, the efficacy of the defendant's lawyer, the desire for a conviction by the prosecutor, the seriousness of the crime, etc.
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