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Protecting The Fifth Amendment: The Residual Clause In The Mandatory Guidelines Is Void For Vagueness, Olivia M. Tourgee
Protecting The Fifth Amendment: The Residual Clause In The Mandatory Guidelines Is Void For Vagueness, Olivia M. Tourgee
St. John's Law Review
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The first part of this Note will address the specific problem the Mandatory Guidelines present. First, the Mandatory Guidelines will be defined, and the mandatory and binding nature of these Mandatory Guidelines will be explored in depth. Second, this Note will explain the significance of the Supreme Court’s opinion in Booker that declared the Mandatory Guidelines unconstitutional. Third, this Note will evaluate Beckles, where the Supreme Court held that the Advisory Guidelines were not subject to vagueness challenges. Thus, the first part of this Note will set the stage for the problem that the Mandatory Guidelines present.
The second …