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Chavez-Meza v. U.S., No. 17-5639 (U.S. Supreme Court) (585 U.S. ___; 138 S.Ct. 1959) (June 28, 2018) (Justice Breyer)

Loaded on June 11, 2018 published in Punch and Jurists June 11, 2018
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Form AO-247.

This is a strange and disappointing Guidelines sentencing decision that hopefully will soon be forgotten. It is strange because Justice Ginsburg was somehow persuaded to sign on to the majority’s nonsensical ruling. It is disappointing because the majority went out of its way to say that an unnamed and somewhat ...

 

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  1. Carpenter v. U.S., No. 16-402 (U.S. Supreme Court) (585 U.S. ___; 138 S.Ct. 2206) (June 22, 2018) (Justice (John G.) Roberts)
  2. Chavez-Meza v. U.S., No. 17-5639 (U.S. Supreme Court) (585 U.S. ___; 138 S.Ct. 1959) (June 28, 2018) (Justice Breyer)
  3. Rosales-Mireles v. U.S., No. 16-9493 (U.S. Supreme Court) (585 U.S. ___; 138 S.Ct. 1897) (June 18, 2018) (Justice Sotomayor)
  4. Currier v. Virginia, No. 16-1348 (U.S. Supreme Court) (585 U.S. ___; 138 S.Ct. 2144) (June 22, 2018) (Justice Gorsuch)
  5. U.S. v. Vera, No. 16-50364 (9th Cir.) (893 F.3d 689) (June 25, 2018) (Judge John B. Owens)
  6. U.S. v. Swallow, No. 16-30224 (9th Cir.) (891 F.3d 1203) (June 11, 2018) (Judge Paul J. Watford)

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