Rhode Island § 12-19.3-1 § 12-19.3-1. Legislative purpose.

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§ 12-19.3-1 — § 12-19.3-1. Legislative purpose.

Rhode Island § 12-19.3-1

Title 12Criminal Procedure

Ch. 12-19.3Sentencing Standards

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-19.3-1 (2026).

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§ 12-19.3-1. Legislative purpose.
In order that the sentences imposed upon convicted criminals by the courts of this
            state do justice to the victim, the offender, and the community, a system of sentencing
            standards is enacted. Those standards are intended to create a sentencing process
            which will allow for judicial consideration of mitigating and aggravating circumstances
            unique to the particular defendant and crime, while providing the structure necessary
            to impose consistent sentences upon similar offenders convicted of like crimes.
         

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§ 12-19.3-1. Legislative purpose.

In order that the sentences imposed upon convicted criminals by the courts of this state do justice to the victim, the offender, and the community, a system of sentencing standards is enacted. Those standards are intended to create a sentencing process which will allow for judicial consideration of mitigating and aggravating circumstances unique to the particular defendant and crime, while providing the structure necessary to impose consistent sentences upon similar offenders convicted of like crimes.