Supreme Court of the United States
Spears v. United States
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- Jan. 21, 2009
- Case
- Spears v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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Chief Justice Roberts, with whom Justice Alito joins, dissenting. I dissent from the Court’s summary reversal in this case. As explained by the majority here and the dissenting judges below, there are cogent arguments that the Eighth Circuit’s decision was contrary to our decision last Term in Kimbrough v. United States, 552 U. S. 85 (2007). But I do not think any error is so apparent as to w…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Not attributed | Jan. 21, 2009 |
| Opinion of the Court | Per curiam | Jan. 21, 2009 |