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U.S. v. Baylor, No. 95-3035 (D.C. Cir.) (97 F.3d 542) (October 4, 1996) (Judge Judith W. Rogers)

Quote from Judge Wald in which she condemned, as fundamentally wrong, non-sensical, and constitutionally infirm the practice of basing sentences on conduct for which the defendant has been acquitted.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - A fresh look at the Alice in Wonderland jurisprudence of the Guidelines: "Acquittal first, sentence afterwards." ...

 

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