Statutory construction of criminal laws, sentencing guidelines: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Statutory construction of criminal laws, sentencing guidelines,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

Legal provisions most often involved

All 63 decisions, newest first

• Rutherford v. United States
  146 S. Ct. 1320Decided May 28, 20266–3Amy Coney Barrett
• Fernandez v. United States
  146 S. Ct. 1292Decided May 28, 20268–1Amy Coney Barrett
• Rico v. United States
  607 U.S. 609Decided March 25, 20268–1Neil M. Gorsuch
• Hewitt v. United States
  145 S. Ct. 1113Decided June 26, 20255–4Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Esteras v. United States
  145 S. Ct. 2031Decided June 20, 20257–2Amy Coney Barrett
• Erlinger v. United States
  144 S. Ct. 1840Decided June 21, 20246–3Neil M. Gorsuch
• Brown v. United States
  144 S. Ct. 1195Decided May 23, 20246–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• McIntosh v. United States
  601 U.S. 330Decided April 17, 20249–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Pulsifer v. United States
  601 U.S. 124Decided March 15, 20246–3Elena Kagan
• Lora v. United States
  599 U.S. 453Decided June 16, 20239–0Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Concepcion v. United States
  142 S. Ct. 2389Decided June 27, 20225–4Sonia Sotomayor
• Wooden v. United States
  142 S. Ct. 1063Decided March 7, 20229–0Elena Kagan
• Mont v. United States
  139 S. Ct. 1826Decided June 3, 20195–4Clarence Thomas
• Rosales-Mireles v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 1897Decided June 18, 20187–2Sonia Sotomayor
• Chavez-Meza v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 1959Decided June 18, 20185–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Hughes v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 1765Decided June 4, 20186–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Koons v. United States
  138 S. Ct. 1783Decided June 4, 20189–0Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Dean v. United States
  137 S. Ct. 1170Decided April 3, 20178–0John G. Roberts Jr.
• Beckles v. United States
  137 S. Ct. 886Decided March 6, 20177–0Clarence Thomas
• Bosse v. Oklahoma
  137 S. Ct. 1Decided October 11, 20168–0Per curiam
• Molina–martinez v. United States
  578 U.S. 189Decided April 20, 20168–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Matthew Robert Descamps v. United States
  570 U.S. 254Decided June 20, 20138–1Elena Kagan
• Allen Ryan Alleyne v. United StatesAltered precedent
  570 U.S. 99Decided June 17, 20135–4Clarence Thomas
• Southern Union Co. v. United States
  567 U.S. 343Decided June 21, 20126–3Sonia Sotomayor
• William Freeman v. United States
  564 U.S. 522Decided June 23, 20115–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Alejandra Tapia v. United States
  564 U.S. 319Decided June 16, 20119–0Elena Kagan
• Marcus Sykes v. United States
  564 U.S. 1Decided June 9, 20116–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Jason Pepper v. United StatesLaw held unconstitutional
  562 U.S. 476Decided March 2, 20116–2Sonia Sotomayor
• Percy Dillon v. United States
  560 U.S. 817Decided June 17, 20107–1Sonia Sotomayor
• Michael Gary Barber v. J. E. Thomas
  560 U.S. 474Decided June 7, 20106–3Stephen G. Breyer
• Christopher Michael Dean v. United States
  556 U.S. 568Decided April 29, 20097–2John G. Roberts Jr.
• Lawrence W. Nelson aka Zikee v. United States
  555 U.S. 350Decided January 26, 20099–0Per curiam
• Steven Spears v. United States
  555 U.S. 261Decided January 21, 20095–4Per curiam
• James Eric Moore v. United States
  555 U.S. 1Decided October 14, 20089–0Per curiam
• Irizarry v. United States
  553 U.S. 708Decided June 12, 20085–4John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Gino Rodriquez
  553 U.S. 377Decided May 19, 20086–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Brian Michael Gall v. United States
  552 U.S. 38Decided December 10, 20077–2John Paul Stevens
• Derrick Kimbrough v. United States
  552 U.S. 85Decided December 10, 20077–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• James D. Logan v. United States
  552 U.S. 23Decided December 4, 20079–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Victor A. Rita v. United States
  551 U.S. 338Decided June 21, 20078–1Stephen G. Breyer
• Alphonso James, Jr. v. United States
  550 U.S. 192Decided April 18, 20075–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• John Cunningham v. CaliforniaLaw held unconstitutional
  549 U.S. 270Decided January 22, 20076–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Washington v. Arturo R. Recuenco
  548 U.S. 212Decided June 26, 20067–2Clarence Thomas
• Jeffrey Jerome Salinas v. United States
  547 U.S. 188Decided April 24, 20069–0Per curiam
• Reginald Shepard v. United States
  544 U.S. 13Decided March 7, 20055–3David H. Souter
• United States v. Freddie J. BookerLaw held unconstitutional
  543 U.S. 220Decided January 12, 20055–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Ralph Howard Blakely, Jr. v. WashingtonLaw held unconstitutional
  542 U.S. 296Decided June 24, 20045–4Antonin Scalia
• Timothy Stuart Ring v. ArizonaAltered precedentLaw held unconstitutional
  536 U.S. 584Decided June 24, 20027–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Paula L. Buford v. United States
  532 U.S. 59Decided March 20, 20019–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Christopher A. Lopez v. Randy J. Davis
  531 U.S. 230Decided January 10, 20016–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Charles C. Apprendi, Jr. v. New JerseyLaw held unconstitutional
  530 U.S. 466Decided June 26, 20005–4John Paul Stevens
• Cornell Johnson v. United States
  529 U.S. 694Decided May 15, 20008–1David H. Souter
• United States v. George Labonte
  520 U.S. 751Decided May 27, 19976–3Clarence Thomas
• United States v. Miguel Gonzales
  520 U.S. 1Decided March 3, 19977–2Sandra Day O'Connor
• United States v. Vernon Watts
  519 U.S. 148Decided January 6, 19977–2Per curiam
• Juan Melendez v. United States
  518 U.S. 120Decided June 17, 19967–2Clarence Thomas
• Stacey C. Koon v. United States
  518 U.S. 81Decided June 13, 19965–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Terry Lynn Stinson v. United States
  508 U.S. 36Decided May 3, 19939–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• William Fex v. Michigan
  507 U.S. 43Decided February 23, 19937–2Antonin Scalia
• United States v. Sharon Dunnigan
  507 U.S. 87Decided February 23, 19939–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Harold Ray Wade v. United States
  504 U.S. 181Decided May 18, 19929–0David H. Souter
• Thomas Braxton v. United States
  500 U.S. 344Decided May 28, 19919–0Antonin Scalia
• Taylor v. United States
  495 U.S. 575Decided May 29, 19909–0Harry A. Blackmun

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error