U.S. Supreme Court
Jun. 18, 2011
Court Overturns Prison Term Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday, holding that a federal judge can't extend a prison term to promote a defendant's rehabilitation.
Justice Elena Kagan wrote in the court's opinion that the text, context and legislative history of the Sentencing Reform Act all "point to the same bottom line."
The issue arose out of Alejandra Tapia's appeal of her 51-mo...
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