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Tapia v. U.S.

U.S.
Dec 10, 2010
562 U.S. 1104 (2010)

Summary

granting certiorari on the following question: "May a district court give a defendant a longer prison sentence to promote rehabilitation, as the Eighth and Ninth Circuits have held, or is such a factor prohibited, as the Second, Third, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits have held?"

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Opinion

No. 10–5400.

12-10-2010

Alejandra TAPIA, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.


Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted.


Summaries of

Tapia v. U.S.

U.S.
Dec 10, 2010
562 U.S. 1104 (2010)

granting certiorari on the following question: "May a district court give a defendant a longer prison sentence to promote rehabilitation, as the Eighth and Ninth Circuits have held, or is such a factor prohibited, as the Second, Third, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits have held?"

Summary of this case from United States v. Story
Case details for

Tapia v. U.S.

Case Details

Full title:ALEJANDRA TAPIA v. UNITED STATES

Court:U.S.

Date published: Dec 10, 2010

Citations

562 U.S. 1104 (2010)
131 S. Ct. 817
178 L. Ed. 2d 551

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