The Federal Sentencing Guidelines cannot be applied as mandatory when they allow judges to find facts that increase sentences beyond the range supported by the jury verdict or plea.

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United States v. Fanfan is a U.S. Supreme Court decision that, alongside United States v. Booker, rendered the Federal Sentencing Guidelines advisory rather than mandatory to preserve defendants’ Sixth Amendment jury trial rights.

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