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U.S. v. Ruggiero, No. 94-1540, No. 1844 (2nd Cir.) (100 F.3d 284) (November 19, 1996) (Judge John M. Jr. Walker)

Here the Court explained that the preponderance of evidence standard is adequate for most sentencing decisions, but acknowledged that at some undefined point along the "continum of sentence severty" a higher standard may be needed.

Anyone familiar with the Federal Sentencing Guidelines knows that they have spawned revolutionary new concepts ...

 

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