In Blakely v.Washington (2004) the U.S.Supreme Court invalidated a Washington State sentencing law on what grounds?
A) The law allowed prosecutors to use evidence that had not been admitted at trial.
B) The law allowed judges, rather than juries, to take into account information that increased a sentence.
C) The law was not in compliance with federal sentencing guidelines.
D) The offender's prior convictions were granted too much weight.
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