Irizarry v. United States

Irizarry v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 12, 2008
Full case name	Irizarry v. United States
Citations	553 U.S. 708 ( more )
Holding
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(h) does not apply to a variance from a recommended Federal Sentencing Guidelines range; that rule applies only to "departures."
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices John P. Stevens  · Antonin Scalia Anthony Kennedy  · David Souter Clarence Thomas  · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer  · Samuel Alito
Case opinions
Majority	Stevens
Dissent	Breyer, joined by Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg
Laws applied
Fed. R. Crim. P. 32(h)

Irizarry v. United States, 553 U.S. 708 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(h) does not apply to a variance from a recommended Federal Sentencing Guidelines range; that rule applies only to "departures." ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Irizarry v. United States, 553 U.S. 708 (2008).
2. "Opinion Recap: Irizarry v. US". SCOTUSblog. June 15, 2008. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

External links

• Text of Irizarry v. United States, 553 U.S. 708(2008) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia