Court agrees to revisit sentencing rules in fall session

Tuesday, August 3, 2004

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to settle whether long-standing federal rules for sentencing criminals violate the Constitution, a question that has thrown federal courthouses into disarray this summer.

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