Supreme Court of the United States
Dean v. United States
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- April 29, 2009
- Case
- Dean v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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*570Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court. Accidents happen. Sometimes they happen to individuals committing crimes with loaded guns. The question here is whether extra punishment Congress imposed for the discharge of a gun during certain crimes applies when the gun goes off accidentally. I Title 1…
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