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ALPHONSO JAMES, JR. v. UNITED STATES (2007)

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ALPHONSO JAMES, JR. v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 2006 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 7, 2006 |
Decided: April 18, 2007 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • David Souter |
Dissenting |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
ALPHONSO JAMES, JR. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 2007. The case was argued before the court on November 7, 2006.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Middle U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: sentencing guidelines
- Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 550 U.S. 192
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Alito
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
Footnotes