Beckles v. United States

137 S. Ct. 886 · Decided March 6, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Beckles v. United States was decided on March 6, 2017 unanimously (7–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, sentencing guidelines” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2016

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Elena Kagan.

Full case caption

Beckles v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2016-026, docket 2016-026-01.

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