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CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL DEAN v. UNITED STATES (2009)

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CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL DEAN v. UNITED STATES
Term: 2008
Important Dates
Argued: March 4, 2009
Decided: April 29, 2009
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
Samuel AlitoRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen BreyerJohn 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.

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