Originally posted by _attitude_:
Hi ppl.. I kind of need some of your opinions for my
criminal procedure report.. I'm doing the topic on sentencing. Here
is the topic sentence
[b]
Should sentencing powers be given fully to the judge's discretion
or purely based on the provisions in the
legislature?
pls tell me wat you think ya.. thanks so much [/b]
Based on the provisions in the legislature. Donning on a robe
doesn't automatically mean a judge is able to adjudicate fairly in
every situation. He is human after all. For instance, in a
situation where the offender is someone he knows on a personal
basis, someone in a "position of power", a lawyer or someone who
has once been a fellow judge, it might be difficult for the judge
to mete out punishment befitting the crime 
