Read the Marco Muzzo case

2. Put yourself in the shoes of a judge and post your thoughts on the questions listed below.IMPORTANT: please do not read the actual decision on the case yet. In this discussion, I am not looking for a particular correct answer, but rather for your independent effort to grapple with the difficult questions that judges face at sentencing. After you form your own opinion on the case and make a discussion post, find out the court's decision on the case and compare it to your position.

• What objectives of sentencing should be prioritized in this case? Why? are relevant to his case?
• What are the aggravating and mitigating factors in this case?
• How do we determine what sentence would be proportionate?
• Do we need to know more about the offender, the impact on victims or any other information before we determine the sentence?