Not guilty
the only real limitation on sentencing comes from the defendants' rights. there's the prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. also there is the sixth amendment trial by jury right. The Supreme Court has been very aggressive in saying that any mandatory sentence can be imposed only if the jury finds the facts necessary to support it. So Congress can say that assault committed with a deadly weapon gives you 20 years, or 30 years, or whatever. And if the jury in a special verdict finds that you did assault someone and used a deadly weapon to do it, you get the sentence Congress prescribed. please read up on the details before posting further. Thank you, I am off to grab the 9 and patrol my neighborhood.
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