Revision of the Federal Criminal Code: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, First Session, on Revision of the Federal Criminal Code, February 14, 15, 22, 27, September 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, October 9, 11, and 25, 1979, Part 4 |
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Page 2775
... sentence would remain the same length , whether served in a suitable facility , rehabilitation facility , or prison . If the individual no longer wishes psychiatric treatment prior to the expiration of his sentence , he would be ...
... sentence would remain the same length , whether served in a suitable facility , rehabilitation facility , or prison . If the individual no longer wishes psychiatric treatment prior to the expiration of his sentence , he would be ...
Page 2787
... Sentencing Procedure Amendment $ 3103 . Imposition of sentence delay . ( a ) The court shall impose sentence without unreasonable ( b ) Before imposing sentence , the court shall afford counsel an opportunity to speak on behalf of the ...
... Sentencing Procedure Amendment $ 3103 . Imposition of sentence delay . ( a ) The court shall impose sentence without unreasonable ( b ) Before imposing sentence , the court shall afford counsel an opportunity to speak on behalf of the ...
Page 2788
... sentencing guideline ; ( 3 ) ( 4 ) specify the applicable sentencing guideline ; and state on the record the reasons for the imposition of the particular sentence , and if the sentence is not consistent with the applicable sentencing ...
... sentencing guideline ; ( 3 ) ( 4 ) specify the applicable sentencing guideline ; and state on the record the reasons for the imposition of the particular sentence , and if the sentence is not consistent with the applicable sentencing ...
Page 2792
... sentence lengths but lengthening them in some cases . ( Since parole can come after 1/3 of the sentence maximum , maximum sentences , if parole is eliminated , should be reduced 2 / 3s , but there is no reduction in the Senate bill ...
... sentence lengths but lengthening them in some cases . ( Since parole can come after 1/3 of the sentence maximum , maximum sentences , if parole is eliminated , should be reduced 2 / 3s , but there is no reduction in the Senate bill ...
Page 2820
... sentencing power of the courts is not an inherent power , but is a power derived from the legislative branch , see Ex ... sentence was found appropriate . In United States v . Jackson , 550 F2d 830 ( 1977 ) , the Second Circuit Court of ...
... sentencing power of the courts is not an inherent power , but is a power derived from the legislative branch , see Ex ... sentence was found appropriate . In United States v . Jackson , 550 F2d 830 ( 1977 ) , the Second Circuit Court of ...
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Page 2939 - In determining what is obscene material, the basic guidelines for the trier of fact must be: (a) whether the "average person, applying contemporary community standards" would find that the work, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest; (b) whether the work depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by the applicable state law; and (c) whether the work as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
Page 2923 - Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, As, to be hated, needs but to be seen; Yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Page 3209 - ... investigation, including reports of informants and investigators, and associated with an identifiable individual; or (C) reports identifiable to an individual compiled at any stage of the process of enforcement of the criminal laws from arrest or indictment through release from supervision.
Page 3624 - ... be permitted by the court to withdraw his plea of guilty and enter a plea of not guilty; or if he has been convicted after a plea of not guilty, the court shall set aside the verdict of guilty; and in either case the court shall thereupon dismiss the accusations or information against such defendant, who shall thereafter be released from all penalties and disabilities resulting from the offense or crime of which he has been convicted.
Page 3572 - Is not that very question a question of fact, or a mixed question of law and fact ? Certainly it is.
Page 2951 - If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of the provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Page 3642 - Those who shall have been convicted, in any court of competent jurisdiction, of treason against the State, of embezzlement of public funds, malfeasance in office, bribery, or larceny, or of any crime involving moral turpitude, punishable by the laws of this State with imprisonment in the penitentiary, unless such person shall have been pardoned.