Supreme Court of the United States
Irizarry v. United States
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Filed
- June 12, 2008
- Case
- Irizarry v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. Rule 32(h) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, promulgated in response to our decision in Burns v. United States, 501 U. S. 129 (1991), states that “[b]efore the court may depart from the applicable sentencing range on a ground not identified for departure either in the presentence repo…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | John Paul Stevens | June 12, 2008 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | June 12, 2008 |