Daniels v. United States
2001 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniels v. United States, 531 U.S. 374 (2001), was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the Armed Career Criminal Act. The Court ruled, in a 5–4 decision, that a defendant sentenced under that Act could not challenge previous convictions on appeal that were used to increase his new sentence.
Quick Facts Daniels v. United States, Argued January 8, 2001 Decided April 25, 2001 ...
Daniels v. United States | |
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Argued January 8, 2001 Decided April 25, 2001 | |
Full case name | Daniels, Petitioner, v. United States, Respondent |
Citations | 532 U.S. 374 (more) 121 S. Ct. 1578; 149 L. Ed. 2d 590 |
Case history | |
Prior | On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
Holding | |
A federal defendant, sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act of 1984, may not challenge his federal sentence through a motion that his prior convictions were unconstitutionally obtained. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | O'Connor, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas |
Concurrence | Scalia |
Dissent | Souter, joined by Stevens, Ginsburg |
Dissent | Breyer |
Laws applied | |
Armed Career Criminal Act |
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