http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/court-to-hear-crack-vs-powder-case-issues-five-unanimous-rulings/ The Supreme Court of the United States blog Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:56:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/court-to-hear-crack-vs-powder-case-issues-five-unanimous-rulings/comment-page-1/#comment-11326 Marc Shepherd Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:47:46 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/court-to-hear-crack-vs-powder-case-issues-five-unanimous-rulings/#comment-11326 I had exactly the same reaction. It indeed appears Victor Rita has lost. I had exactly the same reaction. It indeed appears Victor Rita has lost.

]]> http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/court-to-hear-crack-vs-powder-case-issues-five-unanimous-rulings/comment-page-1/#comment-11325 Jacob Berlove Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:54:30 +0000 http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/uncategorized/court-to-hear-crack-vs-powder-case-issues-five-unanimous-rulings/#comment-11325 Considering the high unlikelyhood of a victory for the defense in Rita coupled with a pro-government ruling requiring special circumstances in order to sentence <i>below</i> the guidelines, the fact that SCOTUS accepted <i>Gall</i> for OT '07, instead of holding the case for <i>Rita</i> and then issuing a GVR, means it is all but certain that the government has prevailed in Rita. Considering the high unlikelyhood of a victory for the defense in Rita coupled with a pro-government ruling requiring special circumstances in order to sentence below the guidelines, the fact that SCOTUS accepted Gall for OT ‘07, instead of holding the case for Rita and then issuing a GVR, means it is all but certain that the government has prevailed in Rita.

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