> He was not convicted
> the assassination attempt was taken into account by the judge for sentencing
There are a whole slew of problems advocating for the ability for judges to sentence people for crimes they were never convicted of.
> the assassination attempt was taken into account by the judge for sentencing
There are a whole slew of problems advocating for the ability for judges to sentence people for crimes they were never convicted of.
judges have some discretion when it comes to which end of the minimum/maximum end of the scale to sentence someone convicted of a particular crime, and using facts entered into evidence and never contested when exercising that is pretty standard.