Mandatory sentencing
MINIMUM PENALTIES FOR CRIMES
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Mandatory sentencing requires that offenders serve a predefined term for certain crimes, commonly serious and violent offenses. Judges are bound by law; these sentences are produced through the legislature, not the judicial system.