Justice Thomas urged the Court to overturn a 1998 case which grants a narrow exception to the right to a fair trial.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas urged the Court to 'correct' a 26-year-old precedent involving a narrow exception to Americans' Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial.In a 6-3 decision in Erlinger v. United States on Friday, the Court ruled against the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision to not disturb a district court's sentencing of Paul Erlinger, who was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon.
Nevertheless, the appellate court upheld the district court's ruling and then Erlinger took his case to the Supreme Court.
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