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U.S. v. Collins, No. 15-3263 (6th Cir.) (828 F.3d 386) (June 29, 2016) (Judge Ralph B Jr. Guy)

In this case, the Sixth Circuit considered an interesting issue of first impression: may a Federal district judge poll the jury before sentencing to ask them what they believe an appropriate sentence would be, and then explicitly consider the jury’s response as one factor in determining an appropriate sentence? Here, ...

 

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