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· 12/2/1997

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brenda KUKU, Defendant-Appellant

Citations

  • 129 F.3d 1435
  • 48 Fed. R. Serv. 331
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 34308
  • 1997 WL 741834

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  • holding that a “defendant retains the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination prior to sentencing, despite having entered a guilty plea, because of the possible impact that compelled testimony may have on the defendant’s as yet undetermined sentence”
  • explaining that a guideline section is correctly applied when it covers more circumstances relevant to the conduct for which the jury convicted the defendant than any other guideline section

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Judges: Black, Hill, Henderson

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