Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Mendez-Rosas v. Immigration & Naturalization Service

Mendez-Rosas v. Immigration & Naturalization Serv., 519 U.S. 1061 (1997)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1997-01-06
Topic
labor-and-employment

How later courts describe this case

  • stating that a court has no duty to impose a sentence considered appropriate under the Sentencing Guidelines
  • holding that § 440(a) applies retroactively to appeals that were pending before the circuit court when the AEDPA became law because § 440(a) “speaks to .the power of the court, rather than to the rights or obligations of the parties”
  • stating court -9- J-S70035-18 may overlook appellant’s failure to provide Rule 2119(f
  • “It is well-established that a sentencing court can impose a sentence that is the maximum period authorized by the statute.”

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C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.