Case Name: Alejandra Tapia, Petitioner v. United States
Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-01-10
Citations: 178 L. Ed. 2d 744
Docket Number: No. 10-5400
Parties: Alejandra Tapia, Petitioner v. United States.
Judges: 
Reporter: United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers' Edition
Volume: 178
Pages: 744–744

Head Matter:
No. 10-5400.
Alejandra Tapia, Petitioner v. United States.
562 U.S. 1132, 131 S. Ct. 975,
178 L. Ed. 2d 744,
2011 U.S. LEXIS 428.
January 10, 2011.

Opinion:
Stephanos Bibas, Esquire, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is invited to brief and argue this case, as amicus curiae, in support of the position that 18 U.S.C. § 3582(a) allows district courts to consider rehabilitative need in setting the length and term of imprisonment.