18-U.S.C.-3661

§3661 – Use of Information For Sentencing

Pathway

Title 18 > Part II > Chapter 232 > Section 3661

Details

• Reference: Section 3661
• Legend: §3661 – Use of Information For Sentencing
• USCode Year: 2013

Provision Content

No limitation shall be placed on the information concerning the background, character, and conduct of a person convicted of an offense which a court of the United States may receive and consider for the purpose of imposing an appropriate sentence.

(Added Pub. L. 91–452, title X, §1001(a), Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 951, §3577; renumbered §3661, Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §212(a)(1), Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1987.)

Short Title of 1990 Amendment

Pub. L. 101–421, §1, Oct. 12, 1990, 104 Stat. 909, provided that: This Act [amending provisions set out as a note under section 3672 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Drug and Alcohol Dependent Offenders Treatment Act of 1989’.

Short Title of 1986 Amendment

Pub. L. 99–570, title I, §1861(a), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–53, provided that: This section [amending sections 3672 and 4255 of this title, enacting provisions set out as a note under section 3672 of this title, and amending provisions set out as a note under section 4255 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Drug and Alcohol Dependent Offenders Treatment Act of 1986’.

U.S. Encyclopedia of Law Coverage

18-U.S.C.-3613A in the Legal Encyclopedia: Criminal Procedure

In this entry about 18-U.S.C.-3613A, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to criminal procedure in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States criminal procedure-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.

18-U.S.C.-3601 in the Legal Encyclopedia: Sentences

In this entry about 18-U.S.C.-3601, find legal reference material, bibliographies and premiere content related to sentences in the American Encyclopedia of Law, presenting a comprehensive view of the United States sentences-specific issues, written by authorities in the field.

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