· 10/11/1965
United States v. John Christopher Doyle
Citations
- 348 F.2d 715
How courts have described this case
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- hearsay evidence of unproved criminal activity not passed on by a court may be considered in sentencing
- hearsay evidence of unproved criminal activity not passed on by a court may be considered in sentencing
- “To argue that the presumption of innocence is affronted by considering unproved criminal activity is as implausible as taking the double jeopardy clause to bar reference to past convictions”
- habitual misconduct, whether or not it resulted in conviction
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Judges: Waterman, Friendly, Smith
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