Punch and Jurists

U.S. v. Booker, No. 04-104 (U.S. Supreme Court) (543 U.S. 220; 125 S.Ct. 738) (January 12, 2005) (Justice Stevens) by In this long-awaited decision, the Supreme Court finally expounded upon the impact of its ruling in Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004) on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The result …

U.S. v. Conway, No. 06-4083 (6th Cir.) (513 F.3d 640) (January 23, 2008) (Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton) by Here the Court rejected a Sixth Amendment challenge to the use of conduct underlying dismissed counts as the basis for a sentence enhancement, concluding that there are significant differences between dismissed counts …

Wright v. Van Patten, No. 07-212 (U.S. Supreme Court) (552 U.S. 120; 128 S.Ct. 743) (January 7, 2008) (Per Curiam) by Here the Court reversed the 7th Circuit's grant of habeas relief on the grounds that no clearly established Federal law justified the defendant's claim that he received ineffective assistance …