Litigation
Jun. 11, 2013
Federal sentencing guidelines can't be applied retroactively, justices say
They may no longer be binding, but the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines are still within reach of the Constitution's Ex Post Facto Clause, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
They may no longer be binding, but the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines are still within reach of the Constitution's Ex Post Facto Clause, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that sentencing a defendant under a version of the sentencing guidelines adopted after the crime was committed runs afoul of the Constitution's prohibition of ex post facto laws, ...
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