Multiple Choice
The sentencing guidelines, though based on good intentions, turned out to be unnecessarily _____. In the 2005 Booker decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the sentencing guidelines should become _____.
A) flexible; advisory rather than mandatory
B) flexible; mandatory rather than advisory
C) rigid; advisory rather than mandatory
D) rigid; mandatory rather than advisory
Correct Answer:
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