Legal Opinion
United States v. LaBonte
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 27, 1997No. 95-1726PublishedCited by 382 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
In 28 U. S. C. § 994(h), Congress directed the United States Sentencing Commission (Commission) to “assure” that the Sentencing Guidelines specify a prison sentence “at or near the maximum term authorized for categories of” adult offenders who commit their third felony drug offense or violent crime. We are asked to decide whether, by “maximum term authorized,” Congress meant (1) the maximum term available for the offense of conviction including any applicable *753statutory sentencing enhancements, as the United States argues, or (2) the maximum term available without such enhancements, as the…
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