Keywords
sentencing guidelines, criminal law, constitutional protections
Abstract
This Note examines the differences between indeterminate sentencing, the goal of which is rehabilitative, and determinate sentencing. It looks at the constitutional and procedural safeguards due to prisoners at sentencing. Finally, the Note looks at legislation introduced in New York and its proposals for changing the sentencing procedures.
Recommended Citation
John D. Winter,
Proposal For Determinate Sentencing in New York: The Effect on an Offender's Due Process Rights,
8 Fordham Urb. L.J. 629
(1980).
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/ulj/vol8/iss3/5