Legislature requires judges to sentence an offender to a minimum sentence no matter the mitigating factors. This refers to ______.
A) indeterminate sentence
B) determinate sentence
C) presumptive sentence
D) mandatory minimum sentence

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Mandatory minimum sentences are laws that require judges to sentence offenders to a minimum sentence regardless of mitigating factors, meaning the judge has no discretion to impose a lower sentence based on the circumstances of the offense or the offender.

Legislature Requires Judges to Sentence an Offender to a Minimum