Abstract
To reduce sentencing disparities and clarify the application of the sentencing guide to the physical restraint enhancement for a robbery conviction, this Comment argues that the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) must amend the USSC Guidelines Manual to provide federal courts with a clearer and more concise definition of physical restraint. Additionally, although there are many state-level sentencing systems throughout the United States, this Comment only focuses on the federal sentencing guidelines for robbery because of the disparate way in which these guidelines are applied from circuit to circuit.
Recommended Citation
Julia Knitter, “Don’t Move”: Redefining “Physical Restraint” in Light of a United States Circuit Court Divide, 44 SEATTLE U. L. REV. 205 (2020).
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