Gary v. United States

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Sentencing guidelines must be considered
gptkbp:caseTypes Criminal law case
14-5958
gptkbp:citedBy 135 S. Ct. 1970
gptkbp:consequences Impact on plea agreements
gptkbp:court Reversed lower court's decision
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 29, 2015
gptkbp:filedIn April 22, 2015
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Kimbrough_v._United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gary v. United States
gptkbp:impact Clarified the role of sentencing guidelines in federal court
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
Review of sentencing discretion
gptkbp:legalStatus Sentencing guidelines
Influenced federal sentencing practices
Federal sentencing law
gptkbp:notableFeature 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)
gptkbp:notableQuote Justice_Breyer's_opinion_on_sentencing_discretion
gptkbp:outcome Court_ruled_on_the_application_of_sentencing_guidelines
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Gary,_United_States
gptkbp:politicalParty Justice Stephen Breyer
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:United_States_v._Booker
gptkbp:precedent Subsequent sentencing cases
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:United_States_Sentencing_Commission