Legal Opinion
United States v. Dibiase
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 6, 1988No. Crim. N-88-4(JAC)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION FOR ORDER DECLARING THE FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES UNCONSTITUTIONAL
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:
Defendant George DiBiase has moved for an order declaring the Sentencing Guidelines (“Guidelines”) promulgated by the United States Sentencing Commission (the “Commission”) invalid on the grounds that the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, 28 U.S.C. §§ 991-98 (1987) (the “Act”), violates the constitutional doctrines of separation of powers and nondelegation.
Background
The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 constitutes part of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, 1 legislation…
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