Rosales-Mireles v. United States

138 S. Ct. 1897 · Decided June 18, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Rosales-Mireles v. United States was decided on June 18, 2018 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor 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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Rosales-Mireles v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2017-047, docket 2017-047-01.

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