The Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Booker appears to be a two-headed monster and a conceptual monstrosity. In Booker, dual 5-4 majorities issued dueling opinions in which the Supreme Court first held that the operation of the federal guidelines as mandatory sentencing rules...

Federal judges have struggled mightily to comprehend the meaning and impact of the Supreme Court's landmark sentencing decision in United States v. Booker. In Rita v. United States, the Justices provided only limited additional Booker guidance having issued four opinions that raise more...