Rita v. U.S., No. 06-5754 (U.S. Supreme Court) (551 U.S. 338; 127 S.Ct. 2456) (June 21, 2007) (Justice Breyer)
In this much-awaited sentencing decision, the Supreme Court, by a vote of 8-to-1, held that Federal appellate courts are not precluded from applying a presumption of reasonableness to sentences that are within the sentencing range recommended by the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, even though the Court has recently ruled, in U.S. …
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