United States v. Fanfan

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:argued_on November 10, 2003
gptkbp:case_analysis Constitutionality of sentencing guidelines
Examined the role of juries in sentencing
gptkbp:case_legal_reform Reform of sentencing guidelines
gptkbp:case_number 03-473
gptkbp:case_outcome Reviewed by the Supreme Court
Increased judicial discretion
Overturned mandatory sentencing guidelines
Sentencing discretion granted to judges
Sentencing guidelines no longer mandatory
gptkbp:case_significance Changed federal sentencing landscape
Significance in criminal justice reform
gptkbp:case_types criminal law
Sentencing reform
Focused on Sixth Amendment rights
gptkbp:consequences Influenced future sentencing guidelines
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 24, 2004
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:docket_number 03-473
gptkbp:election 6-3
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:United_States_v._Johnson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Fanfan
gptkbp:impact Federal sentencing practices
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:United_States
David Fanfan
gptkbp:is_cited_in 542 U. S. 36
gptkbp:judged_by Judgment delivered by the Supreme Court
gptkbp:judicial_review Details of judicial review process
Judicial review of sentencing practices
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_court_system
gptkbp:legal_context Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Context of federal sentencing law
Details of the legal context surrounding the case
gptkbp:legal_framework Details of the impact on judicial practices
Framework for federal sentencing
Impact on judicial sentencing authority
Judicial outcomes affected by the ruling
gptkbp:legal_issue Sentencing guidelines
gptkbp:legal_outcome Details of the Supreme Court's ruling
Advisory nature of sentencing guidelines established
gptkbp:legal_principle Judicial discretion in sentencing
gptkbp:legal_representation Analysis of judicial discretion in sentencing
Analyzed the implications of advisory guidelines
gptkbp:material Involved a drug trafficking conviction
gptkbp:outcome Sentencing guidelines deemed advisory
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:United_States_v._Booker
gptkbp:precedent subsequent sentencing cases
Precedent for future cases
Set a precedent for judicial discretion
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:United_States_v._Booker
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:United_States_v._Booker
gptkbp:relevant_statute 18 U. S. C. § 3553
gptkbp:significance Influenced the application of the Sixth Amendment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_v._Booker
gptkb:Booker_v._United_States
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6