Fatico hearing

Fatico hearing (fat-[schwa]-koh).Criminal procedure. A sentencing hearing at which the prosecution and the defense may present evidence about what the defendant’s sentence should be. United States v. Fatico, 603 F.2d 1053 (2d Cir. 1979). [Cases: Sentencing and Punishment 325. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1480, 1492–1493, 1495, 1779.]