JOHNSON v. U.S.

No. 13-7120.

135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015)

192 L.Ed.2d 569

Samuel James JOHNSON, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Reargued April 20, 2015.

Decided June 26, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherine M. Menendez , Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner.

John F. Bash , Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Katherian D. Roe , Federal Defender, Katherine M. Menendez , Assistant Federal Defender, Counsel of Record, Douglas H.R. Olson , Assistant Federal Defender, District of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Leslie R. Caldwell , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, John F. Bash , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, John P. Taddei , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent United States.


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