This seems correct regarding this person and this conduct, but I disagree that this type of penalty is "the standard for most first time, non-violent offenses."
Federal cases are a small percentage of total criminal prosecutions, and penalties vary widely across the country.
gruez|2 years ago
* baseline offense level of 9 [2]
* -2 adjustment for acceptance of responsibility[3]
* That gets you an offense level of 7, which puts him in the 0-6 months band[4], making him eligible for probation[5].
IANAL but all of this is for offenses that make it to trial. If there's plea bargaining involved the sentences are probably even lighter.
[1] https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual-annot...
[2] https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual/annot...
[3] https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual/annot...
[4] https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/guidelines-manu...
[5] https://www.ussc.gov/guidelines/2021-guidelines-manual/annot...
public_defender|2 years ago
Federal cases are a small percentage of total criminal prosecutions, and penalties vary widely across the country.