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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She hasn't been sentenced, yet.  That's just what the prosecutor is recommending.

Couldn't the judge impose a lighter or even a suspended sentence?[/quote]

The judge would be stupid to impose a sentence lighter than what the federal prosecutor is recommending.

That's not how it works usually. But still Brock Turner only got six months in jail for rape when the state prosecutor recommended [b]six years[/b] so anything could happen.[/quote]

+1  And even if she has a sentence of 4 months, she may end up serving only 4 weeks or even 4 days with "time off for good behavior."  Prisons are overcrowded and they release people quickly if they're non-violent.
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Is it different with a Federal Prosecutor's recommendation, though?  Do judges have as much leeway when it comes to their sentencing discretion?[/quote]  Yes, they do have leeway.  This is a high profile case and I think the judge will either go with the prosecutors recommendation or go harsher.  I don't think the judge will go lighter. [/quote]

That's what I meant.  In a situation like this which involves a Federal prosecutor, I don't know that the judge would feel as free to go lighter with the sentencing.[/quote]

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