Authors

Palcido G. Gomez

Article Title

The Dilemma of Difference: Race As a Sentencing Factor

Abstract

This paper addresses the dilemma of difference, specifically that associated with the race of an offender, as it affects criminal sentencing under the federal sentencing guidelines mandated by the Sentencing Reform Act. I argue that federal judges should continue to consider an offender's race as a mitigating factor when imposing criminal sentences, despite language to the contrary in the guidelines and the enabling statute.

Recommended Citation

Palcido G. Gomez, The Dilemma of Difference: Race As a Sentencing Factor, 24 Golden Gate U. L. Rev. (1994).
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggulrev/vol24/iss2/2