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  • United States v. Chapman

    Publication Date: 2019-02-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Restrepo
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-0189

    Defendant appealed the district court's decision to sentence him without allowing him to present mitigating information from his family that he would have presented if he had had notice of his sentencing date and the court found the district court abused its discretion and impermissibly contravened the principles underlying F.R. Crim. P. 32. Sentence vacated.