{"data":{"id":"us/21-u.s.c.-850","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 U.S.C. § 850","heading":"Information for sentencing","body":"Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter or section 242a(a) 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.","path":["Title 21—FOOD AND DRUGS","CHAPTER 13—DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc21@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:57:48Z","sha256":"def81768ceac853e5505a88f3b3221147fbf3c968702bc09aca6b59305484195","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-u.s.c.-849","next":"us/21-u.s.c.-851"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}