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Code · U.S. Code · Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS · CHAPTER 13— DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL · SUBCHAPTER I— CONTROL AND ENFORCEMENT · § 850

§ 850. Information for sentencing

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Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter or section 242a(a) 1 of title 42, no limitation shall be placed on the information concerning the background, character, and conduct of a person convicted of an offense which a court of the United States may receive and consider for the purpose of imposing an appropriate sentence under this subchapter or subchapter II.
(Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 410, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1269.)
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  • Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 410
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  • Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXII, § 3201(b)(1)
  • 114 Stat. 1190
  • section 704 of Pub. L. 91–513
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 410
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXII, § 3201(b)(1)
Stat.114 Stat. 1190
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