Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Beaulieu v. United States

497 U.S. 1038

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1990-06-28
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • distinguishing Gardner and Furman in reaching its holding reliable hearsay may be used in a sentencing stage of a non-capital case
  • enactment of the Guidelines does not indicate the need to restrict "the sources of information available to the sentencing judge"
  • a district court’s determination of factual matters under the U.S.S.G. are reviewed under a clearly erroneous standard

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Beaulieu v. United States. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.