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The little-known but outrageous practice allowed judges to enhance defendants' sentences using conduct they've already been acquitted of by a jury. https://t.co/GagEB7DMLK
Did you know federal judges could use conduct that defendants were acquitted of to enhance their sentences? Not anymore. The U.S. Sentencing Commission just banned the practice. https://t.co/GagEB7EkBi
A US panel tasked with crafting sentencing policy voted in favor of curtailing the ability of judges to impose longer sentences on criminal defendants based on conduct for which they were acquitted at trial. Subscribe to The Daily Docket for more top news: https://t.co/PjSX5rvsU1 https://t.co/EGuoKiawBW
The US Sentencing Commission has voted to limit judges' ability to impose longer sentences on criminal defendants for conduct they were acquitted of at trial. This decision aims to address concerns of unfair sentencing practices.