When it comes to federal and state courts their sentencing methods are different in away because federal courts deal with all federal crimes and the sentencing as well as the trial takes place in a federal court close to where the actual crime happen. Now in a federal court the judge uses a manual known as “The Federal Sentencing Guidelines” (avvo.com. n.d.). This helps them to calculate the penalties for a serious offense sentence. Unfortunately, this sentencing guideline cannot be used mandatorily; it is still used in helping make penalty considerations. Now in a state court penalties and sentencing are often guided by the state legislation. Unfortunately, all states sentencing guidelines are not the same because some states have a sentencing
