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U.S. v. BROTHERS

No. 95-1303.

75 F.3d 845 (1996)

UNITED STATES of America v. Clayton S. BROTHERS a/k/a Clayton Cosom a/k/a Jake. Clayton S. Brothers, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided February 1, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen C. Brotman, Elaine DeMasse, Federal Court Division, Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellant.

Joseph T. Labrum, III, Assistant United States Attorney, Philadelphia, PA, for Appellee.

Before: SCIRICA, ALITO and SAROKIN, Circuit Judges.

Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) January 12, 1996.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SAROKIN, Circuit Judge:

The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are lenient in prescribing what a court may consider in determining the appropriate sentence. Although a court may consider information which would be inadmissible at the guilt phase, such information must have sufficient indicia of reliability to justify the court's reliance upon it.

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