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· 12/1/2005

United States v. Derek A. Vaughn, Zaza Leslie Lindo

Citations

  • 430 F.3d 518
  • 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 29278
  • 2005 WL 3219706

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[D]istrict courts may find facts relevant to sentencing by a preponderance of the evidence . . . .”
  • “[D]istrict courts may find facts relevant to sentencing by a preponderance of the evidence, even where the jury acquitted the defendant of that conduct . . . .”
  • “[D]istrict courts should consider the jury’s acquittal [on another charge] when assessing the weight and quality of the evidence presented by the prosecution and determining a reasonable sentence.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Newman, Sotomayor, Daniels

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