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2005 5b1_1 | United States Sentencing Commission
2005 5b1_1
2005 Federal Sentencing GuidelinesCHAPTER FIVE - PART B - PROBATION§5B1.1. Imposition of a Term
of Probation(a) Subject to the statutory restrictions in subsection (b) below, a sentence
of probation is authorized if:
(1) the applicable guideline range is in Zone A of the Sentencing Table;
(2) the applicable guideline range is in Zone B of the Sentencing Table
in subsection (c)(3) of §5C1.1 (Imposition of a Term of Imprisonment).
(2) the offense of conviction expressly precludes probation as a sentence,
18 U.S.C. § 3561(a)(2);
(3) the defendant is sentenced at the same time to a sentence of imprisonment
for the same or a different offense, 18 U.S.C.
CommentaryApplication Notes:1. Except where prohibited by statute or by the guideline applicable
to the offense in Chapter Two, the guidelines authorize, but do not require,
a sentence of probation in the following circumstances:
(a) Where the applicable guideline
range is in Zone A of the Sentencing Table (i.e., the minimum term of
imprisonment specified in the applicable guideline range is zero months).
In such cases, a condition requiring a period of community confinement,
home detention, or intermittent confinement may be imposed but is not
(b) Where the applicable guideline
range is in Zone B of the Sentencing Table (i.e., the minimum term of
imprisonment specified in the applicable guideline range is at least
one but not more than six months). In such cases, the court may
impose probation only if it imposes a condition or combination of conditions
confinement sufficient to satisfy the minimum term of imprisonment specified
in the guideline range. For example, where the offense level is 7 and
the criminal history category is II, the guideline range from the Sentencing
Table is 2-8 months. In such a case, the court may impose a sentence
of probation only if it imposes a condition or conditions requiring at
confinement, or a combination of community confinement, home detention,
and intermittent confinement totaling at least two months. 2. Where the applicable guideline range is in Zone C or D of the Sentencing
Table (i.e., the minimum
term of imprisonment specified in the applicable guideline range is eight
months or more), the guidelines do not authorize a sentence of probation. See §5C1.1
(Imposition of a Term of Imprisonment).Background: This section
or (2) where a term of imprisonment is required under §5C1.1 (Imposition
of a Term of Imprisonment). Under 18 U.S.C. §
3561(a)(3), the imposition of a sentence of probation is prohibited where the
defendant is sentenced at the same time to a sentence of imprisonment for the
same or a different offense. Although this provision has effectively abolished
3651, the drafters of the Sentencing Reform Act noted that the functional equivalent
of the split sentence could be "achieved by a more direct and logically consistent
route" by providing that a defendant serve a term of imprisonment followed
by a period of supervised release. (S. Rep. No. 225, 98th Cong., 1st Sess.
89 (1983)). Section 5B1.1(a)(2) provides a transition between the circumstances
under which a "straight" probationary term is authorized and those where probation
is prohibited. Historical Note: Effective
C, amendment 302); November 1, 1992 (see Appendix