Freeman v. United States

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|Holding=When a criminal defendant pleads guilty under a plea deal and the judge imposes the recommended sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines, the defendant is eligible to have their sentence reduced if the Guidelines later change.
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'''''Freeman v. United States''''', {{ussc|volume=564|page=522|year=2011|el=no}}, was a [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] case in which the court held that when a criminal defendant pleads guilty under a plea deal and the judge imposes the recommended sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines, the defendant is eligible to have their sentence reduced if the Guidelines later change.<ref name="case">{{ussc|name=Freeman v. United States|volume=564|page=522|year=2011}}.</ref>

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* {{caselaw source
| case = {{ussc|name=Freeman v. United States|volume=564|page=522|year=2011|el=no}}
| justia = https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/564/522/case.html
| cornell = https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/564/522
| findlaw = https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/564/522.html
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