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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 1994

Presents detailed findings from the 1994 nationally representative sample survey of felons convicted in State courts in 300 counties. The report includes tables on the number of felony offenders in State courts, the sentences they received, the demographic characteristics of convicted felons, the number of felons sentenced to probation, the number of felons convicted by trial and guilty plea, and the amount of time required to process felony conviction cases. Of the 872,000 felons convicted in State courts, 89 percent pleaded guilty and the rest were found guilty at trial; 45 percent were sentenced to prison, 26 percent to local jail, and 29 percent to straight probation with no jail or prison time to serve. This is the fourth in a series published every other year since 1988. 4/98 NCJ 164615

This report is one in a series. More recent editions may be available. To view a list of all in the series go to the publications page.

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Separate sections:

Introduction Acrobat file (77K)

I. Felony sentences in State courts Acrobat file (86K)

II. Profile of felons convicted in State courts Acrobat file (112K)

III. Felons sentenced to probation in State courts Acrobat file (103K)

IV. Felony case processing in State court Acrobat file (111K)

V. Regional variation in adjudication and sentencing Acrobat file (58K)

VI. Juveniles transferred to adult court Acrobat file (87K)

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