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· 3/27/1986

United States v. Edward O. Messer, Jr.

Citations

  • 785 F.2d 832
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 23399

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “a court cannot condition leniency upon a defendant’s refusal to admit to a crime not charged”
  • “A defendant challenging information used in sentencing must show such information is . . . demonstrably made the basis for the sentence.”
  • defendant challenging information used in sentencing must show such information is false or unreliable

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Judges: Skopil, Nelson, Lynch

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