Do standards of review matter? The case of federal criminal sentencing

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 405-437

  Fischman, Joshua B ^a   Schanzenbach, Max M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84856419878     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659262     Document Type: Article

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