Court Opinion

ID: 9435284
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-03 00:02:32.841655+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:23:49.904853
License: Public Domain

Justice Alito,
dissenting.
For the reasons explained in my dissent in Gall v. United States, ante, p. 61, I would hold that, under the remedial decision in United States v. Booker, 543 U. S. 220, 258-265 (2005), a district judge is still required to give significant weight to the policy decisions embodied in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The Booker remedial decision, however, does not permit a court of appeals to treat the Guidelines’ policy decisions as binding. I would not draw a distinction between the Guideline at issue here and other Guidelines. Accordingly, I would vacate the decision of the Court of Appeals and remand for reconsideration.