Blakely v. Washington References

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Highlights of the Supreme Court's 2003-2004 Term
References for Blakely v. Washington (June 24th, 2004)

Prior Opinions

Apprendi v. New Jersey Decided June 26, 2000 Further references
Ring v. Arizona Decided June 24, 2002 Further references
Washington State Court of Appeals Opinion Filed May 23, 2002

Pleadings, Motions, & Arguments

Supreme Court Oral Argument (PDF)
Petition (PDF)
Joint Appendix (PDF)
Respondent's Brief in Opposition to Certiorari (PDF)
Petitioner's Reply Brief (PDF)
Petitioner's Brief (Merits) (PDF)
Respondent's Brief (Merits) (PDF)
Petitioner's Reply Brief (Merits) (PDF)

Amicus Briefs in Support of Blakely

Amicus Briefs in Support of Washington

Articles & Commentary

High court ruling casts doubts on sentencing guidelines, CNN Law Center (June, 2004)
High Court: Judges Can't Add Prison Time, Rebecca Cook for the Associated Press (June, 2004)
Whither the Sentencing Guidelines?, Lyle Denniston for Goldstein & Howe, P.C.'s ScotusBlog (June, 2004)
Supreme Court rules in Blakely that Washington State sentencing guidelines unconstitutional; leaves for another day the impact on the federal sentencing guidelines, Families Against Mandatory Minimums (June, 2004)
Supreme Court throws sentencing guidelines into doubt, Warren Richey for the Christian Science Monitor (June, 2004)
SUPREME COURT HEARS CHALLENGE TO SENTENCING GUIDELINES, Sue Blake for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation (March, 2004)
Justices to Revisit Judges' Role in Sentences, Linda Greenhouse for the New York Times (October, 2003)
Supreme Court considers whether judges alone can impose extra-long prison terms, Matthew Daly for the Associated Press (March, 2004)

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