Getting back to your specific question, yes the judge can give you a lower sentence than what the guidelines say, and the judge can even give you a sentence lower than what your own lawyer argues for, although that is not typical. Your lawyer can argue for any sentence at all, unless you agreed in the plea agreement that your lawyer would ... More @Wikipedia
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