Can a federal district judge direct that a federal sentence be served consecutive to a state sentence not yet imposed?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Clayton, 927 F.2d 491 (9th Cir. 1991):
The narrow issue on appeal is whether a federal district judge may direct that a federal sentence be served consecutive to a state sentence not yet imposed. The question is one of law. Review is de novo. United States v. Wills, 881 F.2d 823, 825 (9th Cir.1989).
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