Supreme Court of the United States
Gall v. United States
This writing
- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- Dec. 10, 2007
- Case
- Gall v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Alito, dissenting. The fundamental question in this case is whether, under the remedial decision in United States v. Booker, 543 U. S. 220 (2005), a district court must give the policy decisions that are embodied in the Sentencing Guidelines at least some significant weight in making a sentencing decision. I would answer that question in t…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | Dec. 10, 2007 |
| Opinion | John Paul Stevens | Dec. 10, 2007 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | Dec. 10, 2007 |