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| The penalty for a crime is set forth in the criminal law. After the defendant has been declared guilty by a jury, the judge follows the law in imposing sentence. The law usually provides a minimum and a maximum penalty for each offense, and the judge takes into consideration all the circumstances of tht crime and the character of the criminal in coming to his
decision.
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