Rita v. United States
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Rita v. United States is a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the reasonableness review of federal sentences under the advisory Sentencing Guidelines following United States v. Booker.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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criminal sentencing case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
criminal procedure
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federal sentencing guidelines ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 2007-02-20 ⓘ |
| citation |
127 S. Ct. 2456
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168 L. Ed. 2d 203 ⓘ 551 U.S. 338 ⓘ |
| citationStyle | Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338 (2007) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clarified | standard of appellate review for sentences after United States v. Booker ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
Antonin Scalia
NERFINISHED
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Clarence Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedDate | 2007-06-21 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2007-06-21 ⓘ |
| dissentBy | David H. Souter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 06-5754 ⓘ |
| holding |
Courts of appeals may apply a presumption of reasonableness to a district court sentence that reflects a properly calculated Sentencing Guidelines range.
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The presumption of reasonableness for within-Guidelines sentences is an appellate presumption, not a presumption binding the sentencing judge. ⓘ |
| involved | United States Sentencing Guidelines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedStatute | 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Anthony M. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
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David H. Souter NERFINISHED ⓘ John G. Roberts, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ John Paul Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel A. Alito, Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal criminal sentencing ⓘ |
| languageOfProceeding | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
presumption of reasonableness for within-Guidelines sentences
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reasonableness review of federal sentences ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Stephen G. Breyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| petitioner | Victor A. Rita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postBookerCase | true ⓘ |
| precedentFor | appellate review of within-Guidelines sentences ⓘ |
| relatedTo | United States v. Booker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondent | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | sentence affirmed ⓘ |
| term | October Term 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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