Dean v. United States
| Dean v. United States | |
|---|---|
| Argued March 4, 2009 Decided April 29, 2009 | |
| Full case name | Christopher Michael Dean, Petitioner v. United States |
| Docket no. | 08-5274 |
| Citations | 556 U.S. 568 (more) 129 S. Ct. 1849; 173 L. Ed. 2d 785 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | United States v. Dean, 517 F.3d 1224 (11th Cir. 2008) |
| Questions presented | |
| Whether a law providing for a mandatory 10-year prison term for the discharge of a firearm during a violent or drug trafficking crime applied if the firearm discharged accidentally. | |
| Holding | |
| The 10-year mandatory minimum applies if a gun is discharged in the course of a violent or drug trafficking crime, whether on purpose or by accident. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Roberts, joined by Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito |
| Dissent | Stevens |
| Dissent | Breyer |
| Laws applied | |
| 18 U.S.C. §924(c)(1)(A)(iii) | |
Dean v. United States, 556 U.S. 568 (2009), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court upholding a 10-year penalty for the discharge of a firearm during the commission of any violent or drug trafficking crime, against a bank robber whose gun went off accidentally.