Bucky wrote:
(1) It appears that "appropriate" is not defined for judicial
> sentences, and the consequences of making an inappropriate sentence
> are unspecified (although sentences are required to be "valid", a
> sentence is not a judgment). It's unclear whether making an
> inappropriate sentence violates rule 1504.
"appropriate" is defined for judicial sentences, but the consequences
of including an inappropriate sentence in a judgement are indeed
unspecified (said definitions are left over from when criminal cases
had culpability and sentencing judged as two separate questions).
Proto: (co-author = Bucky)
Amend Rule 1504 by replacing this text:
* GUILTY with a valid sentence, appropriate if the judge finds,
beyond a reasonable doubt, that ALL of the following are true:
with this text:
* GUILTY with a valid sentence, appropriate if the judge finds
that all of the following are true beyond a reasonable doubt,
and the sentence is appropriate:
and by replacing this text:
* TIME OUT with a number of days between 7 and 21.
with this text:
* TIME OUT with a number of days between 7 and 21, appropriate for
rule breaches of moderate consequence.
