Class v. United States
2018 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Class v. United States, 583 U.S. ___ (2018), is a Supreme court decision related to the ability to challenge the constitutionality of a federal law if the defendant has already pleaded guilty.
Quick Facts Class v. United States, Argued October 4, 2017 Decided February 21, 2018 ...
Class v. United States | |
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Argued October 4, 2017 Decided February 21, 2018 | |
Full case name | Class v. United States |
Docket no. | 16-424 |
Citations | 583 U.S. ___ (more) 138 S. Ct. 798; 200 L. Ed. 2d 37 |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Class, 38 F. Supp. 3d 19 (D.D.C. 2014); affirmed, No. 15-3015 (D.C. Cir. July 05, 2016); cert. granted, 137 S. Ct. 1065 (2017). |
Holding | |
A guilty plea, by itself, does not bar a federal criminal defendant from challenging the constitutionality of his statute of conviction on direct appeal. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Breyer, joined by Roberts, Ginsburg, Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch |
Dissent | Alito, joined by Kennedy, Thomas |
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