Irizarry v. U.S., No. 06-7517 (U.S. Supreme Court) (553 U.S. 708; 128 S.Ct. 2198) (June 12, 2008) (Justice Stevens)
Rule 32(h) of the Fed.R.Crim.P. provides that “[b]efore the court may depart from the applicable sentencing range on a ground not identified for departure either in the presentence report or in a party’s prehearing submission, the court must give the parties reasonable notice that it is contemplating such a departure.” ...
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