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Krasmaniandevil t1_iyd1tku wrote

For everyone speculating about what a normal sentence is and how often judges depart from the sentencing guidelines, there's data for that

https://pcs.la.psu.edu/research-data/interactive-data-portal/sentencing-conformity-report/

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SlamBrandis t1_iye7wnh wrote

Am I reading this right that our of all the involuntary manslaughter convictions this is the only one with sentencing less than the recommended prison term?

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Krasmaniandevil t1_iyehpk8 wrote

The data here isn't current, and you can only see one year at a time, so it's not a perfect point of comparison but it's the best we have.

I'm sure someone who knows how to code could make a better tool, but that ain't me.

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