Talking about Sentencing at Trial

Published for NC Criminal Law on February 11, 2016.

It’s like Fight Club: the first rule of talking about sentencing at trial is don’t talk about sentencing at trial. Well, it’s not actually a hard-and-fast rule. But the relatively few cases we have suggest that it’s rarely a good idea to discuss a defendant’s possible punishment in front of a jury. A leading case ... Read more

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