The judge in this case picked the most severe punishment that the law would require because he felt that there were many circumstances surrounding Jeremy's present crime that justify a harsher sentence. These circumstances are referred to as:
A) aggravating circumstances.
B) capital circumstances.
C) mitigating circumstances.
D) truth-in-sentencing circumstances.
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