United States v. Concepcion

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gptkbp:instanceOf court case
gptkbp:applicationNumber 20-1650
gptkbp:caseTypes criminal appeal
20-1650
gptkbp:citedBy 598 U.S. 1
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Paul_D._Clement
November 2021
gptkbp:court gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
upheld lower court's decision
sentencing disparities
emphasized fairness in sentencing
clarified judicial discretion in sentencing.
expanded judicial discretion
majority opinion authored by Sotomayor
review of sentencing factors
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Justice_Sonia_Sotomayor
2022
gptkbp:historicalEvent appealed_from_the_Ninth_Circuit
gptkbp:homeGround involved a drug offense
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Concepcion
gptkbp:impact federal sentencing guidelines
affects sentencing practices
gptkbp:judges Justice Clarence Thomas
appellate review
affirmed in part, reversed in part
Supreme_Court_review
Thomas's_dissent_on_sentencing_discretion
gptkbp:legal_principle fairness in sentencing
sentencing discretion
gptkbp:legal_representation federal public defender
review of sentencing authority
gptkbp:legalStatus federal appellate court
federal criminal law
federal sentencing policy
inequity in sentencing
redefined sentencing authority
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Sentencing_Reform_Act
gptkbp:notableFeature impact on future cases
important for legal scholars
guidance for lower courts
important for criminal justice reform
guidance for appellate courts
impact on sentencing reforms
gptkbp:outcome revised sentencing guidelines
remanded for resentencing
reaffirmed judicial discretion
influenced future sentencing guidelines
revised judicial standards
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:United_States_v._Booker
affects sentencing appeals
discretion in sentencing
influences on sentencing decisions
gptkbp:public_perception majority opinion
gptkbp:regulatoryCompliance federal judges
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:United_States_v._Johnson
gptkbp:significance clarified sentencing authority
gptkbp:soundtrack November 2021