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How Do Mitigating Circumstances Affect Sentencing?

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Dallas, TX, USA, 01/08/2020 / Story.KISSPR.com /



When judges or juries sentence a defendant in a criminal case, they typically consider any specific facts that could justify modifying the sentence in some way. In some cases, the facts in the case mean the judge or jury will hand down a harsher sentence if there are aggravating circumstances that make the crime more serious.

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