Supreme Court· 1/21/2009

Spears v. United States

Citations

555 U.S. 261
129 S. Ct. 840
172 L. Ed. 2d 596
2009 U.S. LEXIS 864

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holding that district courts may vary from the Guidelines on the basis of categorical policy disagreements with the crack Guidelines
holding that district courts may vary from the Guidelines on the basis of categorical policy disagreements with the crack Guidelines
holding that district courts may vary from the Guidelines on the basis of categorical policy disagreements with the crack Guidelines
holding that district courts may vary from the Guidelines on the basis of categorical policy disagreements with the crack Guidelines
holding that a sentencing court is not bound by the Guidelines, and may deviate from a recommended range based even on a pure policy disagreement
holding that district courts may vary from the Guidelines on the basis of categorical policy disagreements with the crack Guidelines

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Judges: Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas

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