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The government argues the error is harmless. The defendant argues the error requires a new hearing."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 35-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 35-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-17"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on February 27, 2024."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-15"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The defendant wants the sentence set aside because the court missed a mandatory deadline.","The government wants the sentence to stand because the defendant suffered no real harm."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 35-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 35-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-17"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The defendant argues the deadline is mandatory and the error requires a new hearing.","The government argues the error is harmless because the defendant had actual notice."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 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It determines whether a technical error voids a sentence or if the error is harmless. The outcome shapes future criminal sentencing procedures."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 35-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 35-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-17"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 10, lines 53-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 10, lines 53-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 21-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 21-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 12, lines 55-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 12, lines 55-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 13, lines 19-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 13, lines 19-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 11-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 11-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 27-33","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 27-33"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 6, lines 51-53","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 6, lines 51-53"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 31-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 31-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 7, lines 55-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 7, lines 55-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 37-43","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 37-43"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 8, lines 55-25","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 8, lines 55-25"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 9, lines 35-9","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 9, lines 35-9"}]}],"slug":"2023-22-7386-mcintosh-v-united-states","term":"2023","title":"Does a missed deadline for a forfeiture notice void a criminal sentence?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 26, lines 35-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 26, lines 35-7"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 17-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2023/22-7386_ipdh.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 17-17"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":"latest_argument_date","updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}