In re Encinias’s Empirical Analysis
821 F.3d 1224 · 2016
Citation profile
11 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3006A (Criminal Justice Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on 135 S. Ct. 2551 - Johnson v. United States · Welch v. United States · 133 S. Ct. 2072 - Peugh v. United States · United States v. Madrid · Case v. Hatch
Most-quoted passages
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“The Supreme Court has held that the Guidelines are subject to constitutional challenge ’notwithstanding the fact that sentencing courts possess discretion to deviate from the recommended sentencing range. Further, the Guidelines are the mandatory starting point for a sentencing determination; a district court can be reversed for failing to correctly apply them despite the ability to later deviate from the recommended range.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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