Chapter 7: Additional Sentencing Considerations

7.1Introduction

This chapter addresses additional issues sentencing courts must consider; including consecutive sentencing, mandatory sentences, constitutional issues relevant to mandatory sentences, issues unique to juveniles, sentence credits, plea agreements, mandatory sentencing requirements for certain criminal sexual conduct offenders, and offenses for which medical testing must be mandated by the court.

Note that issues related to probation, including sentencing following a probation violation and a technical probation violation, are discussed in Chapter 9.