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U.S. Supreme Court: Plainly Miscalculated Guidelines Range Requires Appellate Court to Vacate Sentence in the Ordinary Case
Loaded on Oct. 31, 2018
by Christopher Zoukis
published in Criminal Legal News
November, 2018, page 33
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Sentencing.
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United States of America.
by Christopher Zoukis
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that when a district court plainly miscalculates a defendant’s Guidelines range and the mistake affects the defendant’s substantial rights, appellate courts should exercise discretion under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52(b) to vacate the sentence.
The Court’s June 18, ...
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