Judges typically consider statutory text, the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the arguments of counsel in imposing a punishment in a criminal case.But on Wednesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge M. David Weisman took the extra step of consulting with the spectators in his courtroom.Should defendant Smith get a break on her sentence for stealing $673,000 from the nonprofit organization where she worked because she has a gambling addiction?Should co-defendant Jones, Weisman queried, serve less time because she was recruited into the …