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A court sentences an offender with a history of violent robberies to a lengthy prison term, stating that the public needs protection from the offender's violent tendencies. Which sentencing purpose is primarily being served?

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Sentencing Purposes and Fundamental Principles

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Retribution, deterrence (specific and general), rehabilitation, incapacitation, and reparation

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R v. Bissonnette

[2022] 1 S.C.R. 33

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Jurisdiction
Canada
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Whether a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for 25 years consecutive violates s. 12 of the Charter (cruel and unusual punishment).
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United States v. Taylor

596 U.S. 845

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United States
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Whether attempted Hobbs Act robbery qualifies as a 'crime of violence' under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c).
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Hughes v. United States

584 U.S. 1

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Jurisdiction
United States
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Whether a district court may impose a sentence below a stipulated guidelines range in a Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1)(C) plea agreement.
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Rosales-Mireles v. United States

585 U.S. 129

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United States
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Whether a miscalculation of the guidelines range that results in a longer sentence constitutes a plain error that affects substantial rights.
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