United States v. Gino Rodriquez
Decided May 19, 2008. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 06-1646 · 553 U.S. 377 (2008) · Cited 215 times
Holding
The “maximum term of imprisonment .
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Samuel A. Alito Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Dissenting · 3
- David Hackett Souter · filed a dissenting opinion
- John Paul Stevens
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Taylor v. United States · 495 U.S. 575 (1990)
- United States v. LaBonte · 520 U.S. 751 (1997)
- United States v. R. L. C. · 503 U.S. 291 (1992)
- Nichols v. United States · 511 U.S. 738 (1994)
- United States v. Bass · 404 U.S. 336 (1971)
- Ewing v. California · 538 U.S. 11 (2003)
- Gryger v. Burke · 334 U.S. 728 (1948)
- Shepard v. United States · 544 U.S. 13 (2005)
- Spencer v. Texas · 385 U.S. 554 (1967)
- Witte v. United States · 515 U.S. 389 (1995)
- Bifulco v. United States · 447 U.S. 381 (1980)
- Ladner v. United States · 358 U.S. 169 (1958)
- United States v. Fisher · 6 U.S. 358 (1805)
- McBoyle v. United States · 283 U.S. 25 (1931)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder · 560 U.S. 563 (2010)
- McNeill v. United States · 563 U.S. 816 (2011)
- DePierre v. United States · 564 U.S. 70 (2011)
- Brown v. United States · 602 U.S. 101 (2024)
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