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Sentencing Commission again proposes restricting judges' use of acquitted conduct

Sentencing Commission again proposes restricting judges' use of acquitted conduct

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 · Politics

A government panel could soon limit a little-known but outrageous practice that allows federal judges to enhance defendants’ sentences based on conduct a jury acquitted them of. The…

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