Dean v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 2009-04-29

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*570 Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court. Accidents happen. Sometimes they happen to individuals committing crimes with loaded guns. The question here is whether extra punishment Congress imposed for the discharge of a gun during certain crimes applies when the gun goes off accidentally. I Title <…

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