United States v. Raymond Joseph Johns

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• holding that removal of sentencing discretion can impli- cate Ex Post Facto Clause
• noting that a guideline amendment that eliminated the effects circuit precedent could not be characterized as a mere clarification
• rejecting the argument that “a new Guidelines section which enacts a prohibition that did not exist before can possibly be called a mere clarification”
• striking new information from reply brief, while noting this 6 practice “deprived the [opposing party] of an opportunity to respond.”
• “[P]olice officers have a duty to intercede when their fellow 6 officers violate the constitutional rights of a suspect or other citizen.”

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