Supreme Court· 5/28/1991

Braxton v. United States

Citations

500 U.S. 344
111 S. Ct. 1854
114 L. Ed. 2d 385
1991 U.S. LEXIS 2915

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holding that Congress necessarily contemplated that the Commission would review the work of the courts and revise the Guidelines
holding that guilt of an attempted murder requires proof that the defendant “must have taken a substantial step towards that crime, and must also have had the requisite mens rea ”
holding that the sentencing commission has the power to decide whether amendments are retroactive
holding that to be responsible for the crime of attempting to kill a deputy marshal under 18 U.S.C. § 1114, the defendant “must have taken a substantial step towards that crime, and must have had the requisite mens rea ”
holding that to be responsible for the crime of attempting to kill a deputy marshal under 18 U.S.C. § 1114, the defendant “must have taken a substantial step towards that crime, and must have had the requisite mens rea”
observing that sentence based on more serious offense cannot stand unless defendant’s agreement to facts constitute a stipulation that specifically establishes the elements of the offense

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