United States v. Aaron Headspeth

How courts have described this case

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• stating that this circuit disapproves of judicial efforts to define reasonable doubt absent spe- cific jury request
• \We have frequently admonished district courts not to attempt to define reasonable doubt in their instructions to the jury absent a specific request from the jury itself.\
• a convicted defendant retains a due process right not to be sentenced based on materially false or inaccurate information
• quot- ing Murphy v. Holland, 776 F.2d 470, 475 (4th Cir. 1985), vacated on other grounds, 475 U.S. 1138 (1986)
• explaining legislative compromise leading to more stringent “violent felony” standard

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