A Current Perspective on the Sixth Amendment

Philadelphia associate Mark D. Taticchi co-authored “A Current Perspective on the Sixth Amendment and Acquitted-Conduct Sentencing” for Bloomberg BNA’s The Criminal Law Reporter. The article examines the courts’ use of acquitted-conduct sentencing, and the tension between such sentencing and Sixth Amendment requirements. The authors also consider acquitted-conduct’s judicial history, current interpretations, and its role in criminal prosecutions moving forward.