Criminal
Jan. 24, 2007
Accused Crimes Can Be Guide, 9th Circuit Panel Maintains
Not all of the news for California criminal defendants was good Monday. A divided three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that judges can consider accused crimes in determining sentences, even if a jury has acquitted the defendant of those charges.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Not all of the news for California criminal defendants was good Monday. A divided three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that judges can consider accused crimes in determining sentences, even if a jury has acquitted the defendant of those charges.
The majority affirmed David O. Carter, presiding judge of the federal co...
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