Does a sentencing judge have to preside over the trial or sentencing?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Brown v. Kernan, 112 F.3d 515 (9th Cir. 1997):
1 Brown's claim that the sentencing judge did not preside over the trial was not raised before the district court and we decline to address it. See Cacoperdo v. Demosthenes, 37 F.3d 504, 507 (9th Cir.1994).
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