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United States v Booker

543 U.S. 220 (2005)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2005
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Sixth Amendment; federal sentencing guidelines advisory not mandatory after Apprendi/Blakely

Area of Law

criminal

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