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TAPIA v. U.S.

No. 10-5400.

131 S.Ct. 2382 (2011)

564 U.S. 319

180 L.Ed.2d 357

Alejandra TAPIA, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reuben C. Cahn, San Diego, CA, for Petitioner.

Matthew D. Roberts, for Respondent supporting vacatur.

Stephanos Bibas, for amicus curiae, appointed by this Court.

Reuben Camper Cahn, Shereen J. Charlick, Steven F. Hubachek, James Fife, San Diego, California, for Petitioner.

Neal Kumar Katyal, Acting Solicitor General, Washington, D.C., for United States.

Neal Kumar Katyal, Acting Solicitor General, Lanny A. Breuer, Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Matthew D. Roberts, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Sangita K. Rao, Washington, D.C., for United States.

Justice KAGAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

We consider here whether the Sentencing Reform Act precludes federal courts from imposing or lengthening a prison term in order to promote a criminal defendant's rehabilitation. We hold that it does.

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Petitioner Alejandra Tapia was convicted of, inter alia, smuggling unauthorized aliens into the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. §§ 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii) and (iii). At sentencing...

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