---
title: "Table sentences from judgments the lawyer selects"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/build-a-sentencing-comparables-table-from-lawyer-selected-judgments/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-B5-9-US"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Table sentences from judgments the lawyer selects

> For each judgment the lawyer supplies, record the court, the year, the offense the judgment names, and the sentence the judgment imposes. Do not add a judgment.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/build-a-sentencing-comparables-table-from-lawyer-selected-judgments/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Criminal Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | For each judgment the lawyer supplies, record the court, the year, the offense the judgment names, and the sentence the judgment imposes. Do not add a judgment. |
| What the lawyer must review | You select the judgments and you decide whether any of them is comparable. Section 3553(a) is the federal sentencing statute: a sentence sufficient, but not greater than necessary, considering the offense, the defendant's history and characteristics, and the purposes in § 3553(a)(2). The table does not compute a guidelines range. The Guidelines Manual was not opened. Model Rule 3.3 applies before any judgment is handed to the court. Formal Opinion 512 applies if a tool reads the judgments. A judgment that is not in the set the lawyer supplied is not a source. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build a sentencing-comparables table from lawyer-selected judgments](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/build-a-sentencing-comparables-table-from-lawyer-selected-judgments.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: For each judgment the lawyer supplies, record the court, the year, the offense the judgment names, and the sentence the judgment imposes. Do not add a judgment.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not describe a judgment as comparable. That is the lawyer's conclusion.
- State sentences are not § 3553 sentences. Keep the jurisdictions apart.

## Sources

- [18 U.S.C. § 3553 (imposition of a sentence)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3553) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 3.3, Candor Toward the Tribunal](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_3_3_candor_toward_the_tribunal/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*