Explain aggravating and mitigating circumstances and when they are used. List and describe at least three aggravating and three mitigating circumstances.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should define aggravating circumstances as circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that make it more serious than the average instance of that crime and mitigating circumstances as circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that may be considered to reduce the defendant's blameworthiness. In jurisdictions with sentencing guidelines or presumptive sentencing, these are considered by the judge when imposing a sentence that is at variance from the guidelines or presumptive term. A discussion of specific aggravating and mitigating circumstances, as described in the CJ Issues box, should also be included in the response.
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