Despite this, Professor Jones says he believes experienced criminal judges recognise the difference between a 19-year-old defendant and a "hardened criminal" in their late 30s.
Maybe not so much virtue signaling as making excuses to treat criminals with leniency.
29 posted on 03/20/2019 4:19:15 AM PDT by Pontiac
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