U.S. v. Lockhart, No. 94-5131 (4th Cir.) (58 F.3d 86) (June 22, 1995) (Judge William W. Jr. Wilkins)
This is one of the many sentencing cases involving the pretend rules that apply at sentencing. Rule 32(c) (3)(A) provides that "before imposing sentence, the court must verify that the defendanၴ and defendant's counsel have read and discussed the presentence report." (Emphasis added). In this case, the Court never even …
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