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Preliminary data: eighth‑edition sentencing guidelines show lower standard‑range conformity in early sample
Summary
Commission staff presented a first look at 10 months of eighth‑edition sentencing data and reported 41% of sentences were within the standard range (versus 63% for the seventh edition sample), with roughly 70% within guidelines overall; staff cautioned the sample may underrepresent more serious cases and more data are needed.
Commission staff presented preliminary analyses comparing sentencing under the newly effective eighth‑edition guidelines with historical seventh‑edition data.
Staff cautioned the analysis uses a partial sample — 10 months of eighth‑edition sentences representing roughly 60% of expected annual volume — and may underrepresent more serious cases that take longer to process. "We still don't have a lot of eighth…
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