Reginald Shepard v. United States

544 U.S. 13 · Decided March 7, 2005 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Reginald Shepard v. United States was decided on March 7, 2005 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice David H. Souter 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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Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: William H. Rehnquist.

Full case caption

Reginald Shepard v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2004-027, docket 2004-027-01.

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