The prescribed sum, within the meaning of the said article 4, may be referred to in legislation as the "statutory maximum".

Depending on the judge's determination of such factors, Ms. Herman said, a sentence can increase by many years while remaining under the statutory maximum.

Finally, O'Connor disagreed with the majority's interpretation of the "statutory maximum" in a guidelines context.

She believed that, despite the mandatory nature of the guidelines, the "statutory maximum" remained (for Blakely) 10 years.

The court held then that juries and not judges must find the facts that lead to a sentence higher than the ordinary statutory maximum.

The percentages represent the statutory maximums that you can contribute, based upon your "net earned income."

This case concerns the zone between the top of the guideline range and the statutory maximum.

An outraged appeals court increased the sentence to the statutory maximum of three years each.

(They were trimmed to the statutory maximum of $500.)

The "statutory maximum" is the greatest sentence the judge can impose based solely on the jury's fact finding.