FATICO HEARING

By SovConn | July 20, 2015

Fatico hearing (fat-<<schwa>>-koh).Criminal procedure. A sentencing hearing at which the

prosecution and the defense may present evidence about what the defendant’s sentence should be.

United States v. Fatico, 603 F.2d 1053 (2d Cir. 1979). [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 325.

C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1480, 1492–1493, 1495, 1779.][Blacks Law 8th]

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