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U.S. v. Hall, No. 96-10178 (5th Cir.) (152 F.3d 381) (August 21, 1998) (Judge Carolyn Dineen King)

In this case the Court examined, at length, the common-law right of allocution.

Among the many issues decided in this case, the Court held that a defendant does not have a right under Rule 32(c)(3)(C) and 18 USC ยง 3593(c) to make an unsworn statement of remorse before the jury.

 

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