What is the effect of sentencing in a federal criminal case?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Moreno, 569 F.2d 1049 (9th Cir. 1978):
The matter of sentencing is within the discretion of the trial court and is not reviewable by an appellate court so long as the sentence is within the bounds prescribed by statute. United States v. Kearney, 560 F.2d 1358, 1369 (9th Cir. 1977); United States v. Ramirez-Aguilar, 455 F.2d 486 (9th Cir. 1972).
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