[Download January 12, 2008 Argument Calendar PDF]
Title:
Dean v. United States, 08-5274
Subject:
Criminal Law and Procedure, Sentencing, 18 U.S.C. section 924
Question:
Whether 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(I)(A)(iii), establishing a ten-year mandatory minimum
sentence for a defendant who "discharge[s]" a firearm during a crime of violence,
requires proof that the discharge was volitional, and not merely accidental,
unintentional, or involuntary.
Decisions:
Resources:
For Respondent:Scott J. Forster
Calhoun, GA
Elena Kagan
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
Washington, D C
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