Tapia v. United States
2011 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tapia v. United States, 564 U.S. 319 (2011), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a federal court cannot give a criminal defendant a longer sentence to promote rehabilitation.
Quick Facts Tapia v. United States, Argued April 18, 2011 Decided June 16, 2011 ...
Tapia v. United States | |
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Argued April 18, 2011 Decided June 16, 2011 | |
Full case name | Alejandra Tapia, Petitioner v. United States |
Docket no. | 10-5400 |
Citations | 564 U.S. 319 (more) 131 S. Ct. 2382; 180 L. Ed. 2d 357; 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4556; 79 U.S.L.W. 4521; 22 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 1160 |
Case history | |
Prior | Defendant convicted, 3:08-CR-00249-BTM (S.D. Cal. 2010); affirmed, 376 F. App'x 707 (9th Cir. 2010); cert. granted, 562 U.S. 1104 (2010). |
Holding | |
The Sentencing Reform Act precludes a federal court from imposing or lengthening a prison sentence for the purposes of rehabilitation. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kagan, joined by unanimous |
Concurrence | Sotomayor, joined by Alito |
Laws applied | |
18 U.S.C. § 3582a |
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