Supreme Court of the United States
James v. United States
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- April 18, 2007
- Case
- James v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Thomas, dissenting. For the reasons set forth in my opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment in Shepard v. United Suites, 544 U. S. 13, 27 (2005), I believe that “[t]he constitutional infirmity of § 924(e)(1) as applied to [James] makes today’s decision an unnecessary exercise.” Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U. S. 466 (2000), and its progeny prohibit jud…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Samuel A. Alito Jr. | April 18, 2007 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | April 18, 2007 |