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United States v. Johnson

District Court, W.D. Missouri

Decided April 5, 1988No. 87-00276-01/03-CR-W-6, 87-00278-01/02-CR-W-6 and 87-00279-01-CR-W-6PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SACHS, District Judge.

The defendants in these cases are awaiting sentencing under the new Sentencing Guidelines. They challenge the constitutional status of the Sentencing Commission that produced the Guidelines. Briefs have been filed and arguments heard by seven judges of this district who are responsible for the processing of criminal cases.

It is my conclusion, and I am authorized to say it is the view of three other judges of this district who have presently formed an opinion,1 that the Guidelines are not subject to valid challenge based on claims that (1) the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. United States v. GrimaudSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
  4. Kent v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  5. United States v. RobelSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. United States v. Gerald John BerminghamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  3. Hall v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  4. United States v. Victor Dovali-AvilaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. BrittmanDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1988

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