Enron Sentencing Might Be Delayed ; As Jury Deliberates Fraud Charges, Judge Awaits Guidance From Supreme Court

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HOUSTON -The first criminal trial to emerge from Enron Corp.'s 2001 collapse could stretch into a second phase.

U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein has told prosecutors and defense attorneys that without a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court on the constitutionality of federal sentencing guidelines, he will have to consider adding a sentencing phase to the case concerning former Enron and Merrill Lynch & Co. executives.

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Enron Sentencing Might Be Delayed ; As Jury Deliberates Fraud Charges, Judge Awaits Guidance From Supreme Court

Werlein had thought the high court would have ruled in the dispute by the time a verdict was rende...

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