Is there any case law or case law that supports the argument that the sentencing of a convicted rapist is based solely on the amount of information provided to the sentencing jury?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Read, 534 F.2d 858 (9th Cir. 1976):
As we said in United States v. Weston, 448 F.2d 626, 634 (9th Cir. 1971): "A rational penal system must have some concern for the probable accuracy of the informational inputs in the sentencing process." Our concern is meaningless if it registers against a blank page.
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