Federal · Title 18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure

18 U.S.C. § 3661: Use of information for sentencing

Civil

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Federal courts may consider background, character, and conduct information about convicted persons when determining sentences, without restrictions.

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No limitation shall be placed on the information concerning the background, character, and conduct of a person convicted of an offense which a court of the United States may receive and consider for the purpose of imposing an appropriate sentence.

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