fodderoh@lemmy.worldtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why is there often a huge gap between a person being found guilty of a crime and their sentencing hearing?English
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11 months agoSentencing is a whole process in and of itself. Often consisting its own investigation and witnesses that is intended to help the judge determine what the appropriate sentence will be.
That essay feels like it should be posted on whatever the Lemmy equivalent of r/im14andthisisdeep would be.