Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2022

Lora v. United States

Decided June 16, 2023. Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 22-49 · 599 U.S. 453 · Cited 34 times

Holding

The bar on imposition of concurrent sentences in 18 U. S. C. §924(c)(1)(D)(ii) does not apply to a sentence for a §924(j) conviction; a §924(j) sentence can run either concurrently with or consecutively to another sentence.

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