The principle of equality before the law rules out using media access and renown as valid considerations in the sentencing of convicted criminals. Nevertheless, movie stars found guilty of drug abuse in well-publicized trials are often sentenced to perform community service, while unknown defendants convicted of the same crimes usually serve prison sentences. The statements above, if true, most strongly support which one of the following conclusions? ['The principle of equality before the law can properly be overridden by other principles in some cases.', 'The sentencing of movie stars to community service instead of prison constitutes a violation of the principle of equality before the law in many cases.', 'The principle of equality before the law is rigorously applied in only a few types of criminal trials.', 'The principle of equality before the law does not allow for leniency in sentencing.']