Judicial Fact-Finding and Criminal Sentencing: Current Practice and Potential Change

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This report provides an overview of criminal sentencing law by briefly describing the use of relevant conduct under the Guidelines and tracing the Supreme Court case law that has informed the practice, before addressing judicial commentary and recently proposed legislation regarding the use of acquitted or uncharged conduct at sentencing.

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Foster, Michael A. August 24, 2018.

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This report provides an overview of criminal sentencing law by briefly describing the use of relevant conduct under the Guidelines and tracing the Supreme Court case law that has informed the practice, before addressing judicial commentary and recently proposed legislation regarding the use of acquitted or uncharged conduct at sentencing.

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Foster, Michael A. Judicial Fact-Finding and Criminal Sentencing: Current Practice and Potential Change, report, August 24, 2018; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1311922/: accessed June 7, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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