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HUGHES v. U.S.

No. 17-155.

138 S.Ct. 1765 (2018)

584 U.S. 675

Erik Lindsey HUGHES, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 4, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Shumsky, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Rachel P. Kovner, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Stephanie A. Kearns, Brian Mendelsohn, Federal Defender Program, Inc., Atlanta, GA, Eric A. Shumsky, Thomas M. Bondy, Melanie L. Bostwick, Katherine M. Kopp, Benjamin F. Aiken, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, DC, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Daniel A. Rubens, Cynthia B. Stein, Alison M. Kilmartin, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY, for Petitioner.

Noel J. Francisco, Solicitor General, John P. Cronan, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Eric J. Feigin, Rachel P. Kovner, Assistants to the Solicitor General, Ross B. Goldman, Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

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