Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Grimaldo v. United States
Grimaldo v. United States, 493 U.S. 841 (1989)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1989-10-02
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- implying that Federal Evidence Rule 601 precludes any examination of witness competency by the court, although competence may be reviewed under other evidence rules such as Federal Evidence Rule 403 and 603
- the Sentencing Guidelines allow the consideration of relevant conduct for which the defendant was not convicted in determining the actual guideline range
- “the guidelines allow the consideration of relevant conduct for which the defendant was not convicted in determining the actual guideline range”
- “The January 15, 1988 revisions ... indeed make clear now that the guidelines allow the consideration of relevant conduct for which the defendant was not convicted in determining the actual guideline range.”
- considering right only to impartial jury, not due process claim
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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.