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U.S. v. Johnson, No. 09-31106 (5th Cir.) (648 F.3d 273) (July 28, 2011) (Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham)

Loaded on Oct. 17, 2011 published in Punch and Jurists October 17, 2011
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Prior Arrests.

Here a divided panel held that a district court’s consideration at a sentencing hearing of the defendant’s five prior arrests violated due process since such arrests, standing alone, do not constitute reliable information for sentencing purposes.

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