That court did not explain why the meaning of a term in the Sentencing Guidelines presents a question of state rather than federal law. Language in federal statutes and regulations usually has one meaning throughout the country. Section 5G1.3 is designed to reduce disparities in punishment. If one state decided that financial sanctions are sufficient for property crimes, no one would suppose that this produced a subtraction under sec. So too with other sanctions.
Uniformity is an elusive goal.
Section 5G1.3 is one among several provisions requiring sentence credits. We put Koray to one side, therefore, and concen- trate on the Sentencing Guidelines. Section 5C1.1 pre- scribes different kinds of sentences appropriate to offenses of different levels of gravity. Less serious offenses, those falling within Zone A of the sentencing grid, may be dealt with by sentences that do not include imprisonment. More serious offenses may include a limited period of home detention.