Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Charles L. McCloud , Washington, DC, for petitioner.
Matthew Guarnieri , Washington, D.C., for respondent.
J. Martin Richey , First Assistant Federal Public Defender, Boston, MA, Lisa S. Blatt , Charles L. McCloud , Counsel of Record, Benjamin N. Hazelwood , Alex C. Ussia , Danielle J. Sochaczevski , Aaron Z. Roper , Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.
Elizabeth B. Prelogar , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. , Assistant Attorney General, Eric J. Feigin , Deputy Solicitor General, Matthew Guarnieri , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Joel S. Johnson , Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court.
There is a longstanding tradition in American law, dating back to the dawn of the Republic, that a judge at sentencing considers the whole person before him or her "as an individual." Koon v. United States, 518 U.S. 81, 113, 116 S.Ct. 2035, 135 L.Ed.2d 392...
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