United States v. Corner’s Empirical Analysis
598 F.3d 411 · 2010
Citation profile
58 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3553 · 18 U.S.C. § 924 · 21 U.S.C. § 841 (§ 401 of the Controlled Substances Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 994
Relies on United States v. Booker · Gall v. United States · Rita v. United States · Kimbrough v. United States · Sells v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“[A] judge who understands what the [U.S. Sentencing] Commission recommends, and takes account of the multiple criteria in § 3553(a), may disagree with the Commission's recommendation categorically, as well as in a particular case. Because § 4B1.1 is just a Guideline, judges are ... free to disagree with it.... No judge is required to sentence-at variance with a Guideline, but eveiy judge is at liberty to do so.”); United States v. Michael, 576 F.3d 323 , 327 (6th Cir.2009) (”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[A] motion to [a court's] discretion is a motion, not to its inclination, but to its judgment; and its judgment is to be guided by sound legal principles.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Matter Of Steenes“[D]istrict judges are at liberty to reject any Guideline on policy grounds-though they must act reasonably when using that power.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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