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Bar group seeks appeal right for sentences by trial judges
The American Bar Association advising committee urges appellate review of criminal sentences in some form. It recommends that appeals courts could increase sentences on appeal but prosecutors be barred from appealing for harsher terms. The plan aims to curb unbridled judge power and boost faith in law. State and federal contexts vary, with 13 states allowing some review and eight others providing limited rights. Judge Simone E. Sobeloff chaired the advisory panel.
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