A Jury Acquitted Them of Various Charges. They Served Prison Time for Them Anyway.

Can you do prison time for a criminal charge of which you were never convicted? Known as acquitted conduct sentencing, the practice allows judges to bloat a prison term when sentencing a defendant by punishing them for a separate charge or charges on which a jury deemed them not guilty.

https://reason.com/2022/10/04/a-jury-acquitted-them-of-various-charges-they-served-prison-time-for-them-anyway/

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