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FREEMAN v. U.S.

No. 09-10245.

131 S.Ct. 2685 (2011)

564 U.S. 522

180 L.Ed.2d 519

William FREEMAN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Heft, Jr. , Louisville, KY, for Petitioner.

Curtis E. Gannon , Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Frank W. Heft, Jr. , Counsel of Record, Scott W. Wendelsdorf , Office of the Federal Defender, Louisvhle, KY, for Petitioner.

Neal Kumar Katyal , Acting Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Lanny A. Breuer , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Curtis E. Gannon , Assistant to the Solicitor General, John-Alex Romano , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for U.S.

Justice KENNEDY announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which Justice GINSBURG, Justice BREYER, and Justice KAGAN join.

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