Imagine you are a criminal justice professional working for a superior court judge. Your judge has been asked to re-sentence a defendant in a crimina

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1. Question <bdi></bdi>Imagine you are a criminal justice professional working for a superior court judge. Your judge has been asked to re-sentence a defendant in a criminal case due to the case being sent back to the trial court after an appeal or post-conviction issue. He would like you to provide him with a memorandum of the history of the case and how the defendant can be re-sentenced.

   Preparation
   Search the University Library or the internet for trials using parameters such as, but not limited to, “watch criminal trials online.” If you cannot locate a video of the trial, you may review court documents for the trial. Note: The trial must be concluded in order to write the paper.

   Choose a criminal trial from within the last 10 years. The trial should be a major felony case such as murder, armed robbery, burglary, aggravated battery, attempted murder, etc. You may choose:

   • A trial from the state you currently live in or lived in when you were a child
   • A trial from the federal jurisdiction in your current area or where you lived as a child
   • Note: If the trial was not sent back to the trial court on appeal or post-conviction, you may assume that it was in order to complete your synopsis.
2. Question 1Question 1
   100 PointsAssignment Deliverable
   Respond to each of the following prompts in 50 words each:
   
   • The Case
   • Briefly summarize the case details.
   • Post-Conviction Relief
   • Was there an appeal or post-conviction review (relief)? Explain the difference between the two processes.
   • Sentencing
   • What are the sentencing guidelines for the crime committed in the trial? Refer to the sentencing guidelines of the state or federal jurisdiction where the trial was held.
   • What are some issues related to sentencing that the judge should be aware of?
   • Cite at least 2 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references.

     Format your citations and references according to APA guidelines.