Legal Opinion
United States v. Griffin
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 6, 2007No. Criminal Action 05-10175-WGYPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENTENCING MEMORANDUM
YOUNG, District Judge.
One of the most striking aspects of the United States Constitution is its aspirational goal. The Framers of the Constitution, and the public who ratified it, sought not only to create a 'novel structure to govern democratically and justly, but to do so humbly with a vision of evolving towards a “more perfect Union.” 1 The Constitution, as a document, may thus be viewed as the scaffolding of our Nation, undergirding our progress toward embodying the many intangible and amorphous but universally understood ideals that bind us together as Americans.
Yet…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. WestDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2008
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- United States v. BirkettDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007
- GT Solar v. GoiDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2009
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