Wasman v. United States
Decided July 3, 1984. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 83-173 · 468 U.S. 559 (1984) · Cited 595 times
Holding
After retrial and conviction following a defendant's successful appeal, a sentencing authority may justify an increased sentence by affirmatively identifying relevant conduct or events that occurred subsequent to the original sentencing proceedings.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 4
- Warren Earl Burger · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 5
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
“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.
- North Carolina v. Pearce · 395 U.S. 711 (1969)
- United States v. Goodwin · 457 U.S. 368 (1982)
- Chaffin v. Stynchcombe · 412 U.S. 17 (1973)
- Blackledge v. Perry · 417 U.S. 21 (1974)
- Colten v. Kentucky · 407 U.S. 104 (1972)
- Williams v. New York · 337 U.S. 241 (1949)
- Bordenkircher v. Hayes · 434 U.S. 357 (1978)
- Parker v. North Carolina · 397 U.S. 790 (1970)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Texas v. McCullough · 475 U.S. 134 (1986)
- Greenlaw v. United States · 554 U.S. 237 (2008)
- Alabama v. Smith · 490 U.S. 794 (1989)
- Burns v. United States · 501 U.S. 129 (1991)
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