Should the discretion for sentences for second-degree murder be a range (say, 10 – 25 years) or should there be fixed pinpoints for the exercise of discretion (say, 10, 15, 20 or 25 years)?  Craig Jones and Micah Rankin’s empirical work reveals that even if your answer is the former, odds are good the sentencing judge’s sentences reflect the later.  Check out “Justice as a Rounding Error? Evidence of Subconscious Bias in Second-Degree Murder Sentences in Canada”.