UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION ║ OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL SELECTED SUPREME COURT CASES ON SENTENCING ISSUES November 2019 PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL This document provides brief summaries of select Supreme Court cases that involve the guidelines and other aspects of federal sentencing. The list of cases and the summaries themselves are not intended to be comprehensive. Instead, this document summarizes only a few of the relevant cases, focusing on selected sentencing topics that may be of current interest. The Commission’s legal staff publishes this document to assist in understanding and applying the sentencing guidelines. The information in this document does not necessarily represent the official position of the Commission, and it should not be considered definitive or comprehensive. UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION ║ OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL SELECTED SUPREME COURT CASES ON SENTENCING ISSUES Table of Contents United States v. Haymond, 139 S. Ct. 2369 (2019). ................................................................. 1 United States v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 2319 (2019). ........................................................................ 2 Stokeling v. United States, 139 S. Ct. 544 (2019). .................................................................... 3 Rosales-Mireles v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 1897 (2018). ....................................................... 4 Koons v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 1783 (2018). ....................................................................... 5 Hughes v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 1765 (2018). ..................................................................... 6 Sessions v. Dimaya, 138 S. Ct. 1204 (2018). ............................................................................ 7 Honeycutt v. United States, 137 S. Ct. 1626 (2017). ................................................................ 8 Dean v. United States, 137 S. Ct. 1170 (2017). ........................................................................ 8 Beckles v. United States, 137 S. Ct. 886 (2017). ...................................................................... 9 Mathis v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 2243 (2016)........................................................................ 9 Torres v. Lynch, 136 S. Ct. 1619 (2016). .................................................................................. 10 Molina-Martinez v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 1338 (2016). .................................................... 11 Welch v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 1257 (2016). ..................................................................... 12 Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015). ................................................................. 13 Paroline v. United States, 572 U.S. 434 (2014). ...................................................................... 14 Abramski v. United States, 573 U.S. 169 (2014). .................................................................... 15 United States v. Castleman, 572 U.S. 157 (2014)................................................................... 15 Burrage v. United States, 571 U.S. 204 (2014). ....................................................................... 15 Descamps v. United States, 570 U.S. 254 (2013). .................................................................. 16 Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013). ......................................................................... 17 Peugh v. United States, 569 U.S. 530 (2013). ......................................................................... 18 Dorsey v. United States, 567 U.S. 260 (2012). ........................................................................ 19 Setser v. United States, 566 U.S. 231 (2012). .......................................................................... 20 Southern Union Co. v. United States, 567 U.S. 343 (2012). .................................................... 21 DePierre v. United States, 564 U.S. 70 (2011). ........................................................................ 22 Freeman v. United States, 564 U.S. 522 (2011). ..................................................................... 22 McNeill v. United States, 563 U.S. 816 (2011). ....................................................................... 23 Pepper v. United States, 562 U.S. 476 (2011). ........................................................................ 24 Selected Supreme Court Cases on Sentencing Issues (November 2019) Page i UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION ║ OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL Sykes v. United States, 564 U.S. 1 (2011) (overruled by Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015)). ............................................................................................................................ 25 Tapia v. United States, 564 U.S. 319 (2011). ........................................................................... 26 Abbott v. United States, 562 U.S. 8 (2010). ............................................................................ 26 Dillon v. United States, 560 U.S. 817 (2010). ........................................................................... 27 Johnson v. United States, 559 U.S. 133 (2010). ...................................................................... 28 United States v. O’Brien, 560 U.S. 218 (2010). ........................................................................ 29 Chambers v. United States, 555 U.S. 122 (2009). .................................................................. 31 Spears v. United States, 555 U.S. 261 (2009). ......................................................................... 32 Begay v. United States, 553 U.S. 137 (2008). ......................................................................... 33 Greenlaw v. United States, 554 U.S. 237 (2008). ................................................................... 34 Irizarry v. United States, 553 U.S. 708 (2008). ......................................................................... 36 United States v. Rodriquez, 553 U.S. 377 (2008). ................................................................... 38 Cunningham v. California, 549 U.S. 270 (2007). ................................................................... 40 Gall v. United States, 552 U.S. 38 (2007). ............................................................................... 40 James v. United States, 550 U.S. 192 (2007). ......................................................................... 42 Kimbrough v. United States, 552 U.S. 85 (2007). ................................................................... 42 Logan v. United States, 552 U.S. 23 (2007). ........................................................................... 44 Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338 (2007). .............................................................................. 45 Watson v. United States, 552 U.S. 74 (2007). .......................................................................... 46 Washington v. Recuenco, 548 U.S. 212 (2006). ..................................................................... 48 Shepard v. United States, 544 U.S. 13 (2005). ........................................................................ 48 United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005). ........................................................................ 49 Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 (2004). .......................................................................... 51 Leocal v. Ashcroft, 543 U.S. 1 (2004)...................................................................................... 52 Schriro v. Summerlin, 542 U.S. 348 (2004). ............................................................................. 52 Harris v. United States, 536 U.S. 545 (2002) (overruled by Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013))................................................................................................................................. 53 Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 (2002). ...................................................................................... 54 United States v. Cotton, 535 U.S. 625 (2002). ......................................................................... 55 Buford v. United States, 532 U.S. 59 (2001). ........................................................................... 55 Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466 (2000). ...................................................................... 56 Castillo v. United States, 530 U.S. 120 (2000). ........................................................................ 57 United States v. Johnson, 529 U.S. 53 (2000). ........................................................................ 58 United States v. Johnson, 529 U.S. 694 (2000). ...................................................................... 58 Selected Supreme Court Cases on Sentencing Issues (November 2019) Page ii UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION ║ OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL Jones v. United States, 526 U.S. 227 (1999). .......................................................................... 59 Mitchell v. United States, 526 U.S. 314 (1999). ....................................................................... 59 Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 (1998). .................................................... 60 Edwards v. United States, 523 U.S. 511 (1998). ...................................................................... 60 Muscarello v. United States, 524 U.S. 125 (1998). ................................................................