In the article, Hessick points out that taking military service into account at sentencing isn't a new tradition, and that in the Civil War era, members of the military were routinely shown leniency by judges.
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Carissa Byrne Hessick teaches Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, and a seminar on sentencing law and policy. Her research focuses on aggravation and mitigation in criminal sentencing, relative crime severity, and other political and doctrinal issues associated with sentencing.