GREENLAW v. U.S.

No. 07-330.

128 S.Ct. 2559 (2008)

554 U.S. 237

171 L.Ed.2d 399

Michael GREENLAW, aka Mikey, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deanne E. Maynard , for respondent in support of reversal.

Jay T. Jorgensen , as amicus curiae, appointed by this court, Washington, DC, in support of the judgment below.

Paul D. Clement , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for United States.

Thomas C. Goldstein , Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, DC, Kassius O. Benson , Law Offices of Kassius O. Benson, Minneapolis, MN, Kevin K. Russell , Counsel of Record, Amy Howe, Howe & Russell, P.C., Bethesda, MD, Pamela S. Karlan , Jeffrey L. Fisher , Stanford Law School, Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford, CA, for petitioner.


This case concerns the role of courts in our adversarial system. The specific question presented: May a United States Court of Appeals, acting on its own initiative, order an increase in a defendant's sentence? Petitioner Michael J. Greenlaw was convicted of various offenses relating to drugs...

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