Brian Michael Gall v. United States

Subject:

Sentencing Guidelines, Deviations, Reasonableness, United States v. Booker, Extraordinary Circumstances, Criminal Law & Procedure

• Whether, when determining the "reasonableness" of a district court sentence under United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005), it is appropriate to require district courts to justify a deviation from the United States Sentencing Guidelines with a finding of extraordinary circumstances.

• U.S. Court of Appeals - 8th Circuit Opinion Filed: May 12, 2006
• United States Supreme Court, Cert. Granted: June 11, 2007

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism: On the Docket -- Coming Soon