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2008 United States Supreme Court case
Irizarry v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 12, 2008
Full case nameIrizarry v. United States
Citations553 U.S. 708 (more)
Holding
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(h) does not apply to a variance from a recommended Federal Sentencing Guidelines range; that rule applies only to "departures."
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinions
MajorityStevens
DissentBreyer, joined by Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
Laws applied
Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(h)

Irizarry v. United States, 553 U.S. 708 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(h) does not apply to a variance from a recommended Federal Sentencing Guidelines range; that rule applies only to "departures."

References

  1. Irizarry v. United States, 553 U.S. 708 (2008).
  2. "Opinion Recap: Irizarry v. US". SCOTUSblog. June 15, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

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