Fibbing to Get a Lawyer: Circuits Split on Punishment

Doyle, Charles

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Judicial decisions;    Appellate courts;    Sentencing guidelines;    Criminal justice;   

RP-ID  :  LSB10031
RP-ID  :  LSB10031_2017Nov27

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses differing views held by U.S. appellate courts regarding whether lying about one's assets to pre-trial service personnel in order to get a court-appointed lawyer can be used as a justification to increase the sentence of the offender.