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CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL DEAN v. UNITED STATES (2009)

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CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL DEAN v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 2008 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 4, 2009 |
Decided: April 29, 2009 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Clarence Thomas |
Dissenting |
Stephen Breyer • John Paul Stevens |
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL DEAN v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 2009. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 2009.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: sentencing guidelines
- Petitioner: Defendant
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 556 U.S. 568
- 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: John Roberts
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
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External links
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