Legal Opinion
United States v. Roberts
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 16, 1989No. Crim. 89-0033(HHG), 89-0074(HHG), 89-0319(HHG) and 89-0342(HHG)PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
The issue before the Court is the constitutionality of the newly-enacted sentencing statute, the guidelines issued by the Sentencing Commission pursuant thereto, and certain prosecutorial practices related to these measures.
On August 29, 1988, this Court suggested in United States v. Bethancurt, 692 F.Supp. 1427 (D.D.C.1988), that the statute and the guidelines might be flawed because of due process deficiencies and a lack of fundamental fairness. Thereafter, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the sentencing law against challenges based…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by55 opinions
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