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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jun. 2, 2007

Appellee's Death Lessens Scope of 'Booker' Review

WASHINGTON - A fatal shooting stemming from a Missouri car theft has unexpectedly deprived the U.S. Supreme Court of a closely watched criminal sentencing case that the justices were only days or weeks from deciding.

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - A fatal shooting stemming from a Missouri car theft has unexpectedly deprived the U.S. Supreme Court of a closely watched criminal sentencing case that the justices were only days or weeks from deciding.
      The case of St. Louis resident Mario Claiborne, who died Wednesday, was one of two cases the justices were considering in weighin...

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