According to Cavender and Musheno's Determinate Sentencing Categories, a Presumptive

According to Cavender and Musheno's determinate sentencing categories, a presumptive sentence is one in which ____________.

A) the legislature establishes fixed penalties or mandatory minimum penalties for a given offense or category of offense
B) some agency other than the legislature establishes specific offender and offense criteria to determine appropriate sentence length
C) the legislature provides a range of sentences for each offense from which the judge selects a particular fixed penalty
D) the legislature establishes a specific term to be given for each offense, but also specifies an acceptable range from which a term may be selected given the presence of aggravating or mitigating factors