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Lora v United States

599 U.S. 453 (2023)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2023
StatusBinding authority

Summary

18 U.S.C. § 924(j) murder-during-firearms-crime sentences are not mandatorily consecutive to each other under § 924(c)'s stacking provision, leaving discretion to the sentencing court.

Key Principle

18 USC 924(j); mandatory consecutive sentence for murder during firearms crime; scope of stacking provision

Area of Law

criminal

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