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· 12/14/1990

United States v. Barron D. Fonner

Citations

  • 920 F.2d 1330
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 21724
  • 1990 WL 201381

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • \[J]udges may consider prior misconduct despite the defendant's acquittal on charges arising out of the misconduct. Six courts of appeals have so held.\
  • ”[J]udges may consider prior misconduct despite the defendant’s acquittal on charges arising out of the misconduct. Six courts of appeals have so held.”
  • “[A] defendant’s past cannot justify an increase in criminal history category exceeding the level that would have been appropriate had the facts been counted expressly.”
  • “a defendant’s past cannot justify an increase in criminal history category exceeding the level that would have been appropriate had the facts been counted expressly.”
  • ‘‘[t]he . . . judge did not abuse his discretion in concluding that [the defendant’s] last-minute apology was a deceitful little show’’

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Judges: Bauer, Easterbrook, Will

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