HICKS
v.
UNITED STATES
HICKS
UNITED STATES
531 U.S. 1202
Supreme Court of the United States (2001)
Positive Treatment
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United States v. Quintana, 300 F.3d 1227 (11th Cir. 2002)…ompelling values. The ability to speak directly to the sentencing judge “gives the defendant one more opportunity ... to throw himself on the mercy of the court.” United States v. Dabeit, 231 F. 3d 979, 981 (5th Cir.2000) (per curiam), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 1202, 121 S.Ct. 1214, 149 L.Ed.2d 126 (2001). The defendant’s comments may, in some circumstances, have a tangible effect on the sentence imposed; the Supreme Court has noted that “[tjhe most persuasive counsel may not be able to speak for a defendant…