Supreme_JJ Court_NN1 disappoints_VVZ a_AT1 bumbling_JJ bank_NN1 robber_NN1 Sometimes_RT even_RR a_AT1 bumbling_JJ bank_NN1 robber_NN1 gets_VVZ his_APPGE day_NNT1 at_II the_AT US_NP1 Supreme_JJ Court_NN1 ._. 
Christopher_NP1 Michael_NP1 Dean_NP1 's_GE day_NNT1 arrived_VVN on_II Wednesday_NPD1 ,_, though_CS he_PPHS1 almost_RR certainly_RR wo_VM n't_XX like_VVI the_AT result_NN1 ._. 
At_II issue_NN1 in_II Dean_NP1 v._II US_NP1 was_VBDZ whether_CSW the_AT bandit_NN1 deserved_VVD to_TO receive_VVI a_AT1 10-year_JJ minimum_JJ mandatory_JJ sentence_NN1 because_CS his_APPGE gun_NN1 accidentally_RR discharged_VVN during_II a_AT1 bank_NN1 heist_NN1 ._. 
The_AT case_NN1 is_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT quirkier_JJR of_IO the_AT high_JJ court_NN1 's_GE current_JJ term_NN1 ._. 
Chief_JJ Justice_NN1 John_NP1 Roberts_NP1 wrote_VVD the_AT majority_NN1 opinion_NN1 ._. 
"_" Accidents_NN2 happen_VV0 ,_, "_" the_AT chief_JJ justice_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Sometimes_RT they_PPHS2 happen_VV0 to_II individuals_NN2 committing_VVG crimes_NN2 with_IW loaded_JJ guns_NN2 ._. 
The_AT question_NN1 here_RL is_VBZ whether_CSW extra_JJ punishment_NN1 Congress_NN1 imposed_VVN for_IF the_AT discharge_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 gun_NN1 during_II certain_JJ crimes_NN2 applies_VVZ when_RRQ the_AT gun_NN1 goes_VVZ off_RP accidentally_RR ._. "_" 
First_MD the_AT crime_NN1 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 the_AT opinion_NN1 :_: "_" A_ZZ1 masked_JJ man_NN1 entered_VVD a_AT1 bank_NN1 ,_, waved_VVD a_AT1 gun_NN1 ,_, and_CC yelled_VVD at_II everyone_PN1 to_TO get_VVI down_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 then_RT walked_VVD behind_II the_AT teller_NN1 counter_NN1 and_CC started_VVD removing_VVG money_NN1 from_II the_AT teller_NN1 stations_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 grabbed_VVD bills_NN2 with_IW his_APPGE left_JJ hand_NN1 ,_, holding_VVG the_AT gun_NN1 in_II his_APPGE right_NN1 ._. 
"_" At_II one_MC1 point_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 reached_VVD over_RP a_AT1 teller_NN1 to_TO remove_VVI money_NN1 from_II her_APPGE drawer_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ collecting_VVG the_AT money_NN1 ,_, the_AT gun_NN1 discharged_VVN ,_, leaving_VVG a_AT1 bullet_NN1 hole_NN1 in_II the_AT partition_NN1 between_II two_MC stations_NN2 ._. 
The_AT robber_NN1 cursed_VVN and_CC dashed_VVN out_II21 of_II22 the_AT bank_NN1 ._. 
Wit-nesses_NN2 later_RRR testified_VVD that_CST he_PPHS1 seemed_VVD surprised_JJ that_CST the_AT gun_NN1 had_VHD gone_VVN off_RP ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 was_VBDZ hurt_VVN ._. "_" 
Mr._NNB Dean_NP1 and_CC another_DD1 man_NN1 were_VBDR arrested_VVN on_II bank_NN1 robbery_NN1 and_CC firearms_NN2 charges_NN2 ._. 
At_II trial_NN1 ,_, Dean_NP1 confessed_VVD to_II the_AT robbery_NN1 ._. 
The_AT judge_NN1 sentenced_VVN him_PPHO1 to_II a_AT1 minimum_JJ mandatory_JJ term_NN1 of_IO 10_MC years_NNT2 in_II prison_NN1 because_CS his_APPGE gun_NN1 discharged_VVN during_II the_AT robbery_NN1 ._. 
Dean_NP1 appealed_VVD ,_, arguing_VVG it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR an_AT1 accident_NN1 and_CC that_CST the_AT government_NN1 had_VHD to_TO show_VVI that_CST he_PPHS1 intended_VVD to_TO fire_VVI the_AT weapon_NN1 to_TO qualify_VVI for_IF the_AT 10-year_JJ mandatory_JJ sentence_NN1 ._. 
The_AT statute_NN1 also_RR calls_VVZ for_IF a_AT1 five-year_JJ sentence_NN1 for_IF possession_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 firearm_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 seven-year_JJ sentence_NN1 for_IF brandishing_VVG a_AT1 firearm_NN1 ._. 
The_AT appeals_NN2 court_NN1 disagreed_VVD and_CC upheld_VVN the_AT longer_JJR sentence_NN1 ._. 
On_II Wednesday_NPD1 ,_, the_AT US_NP1 Supreme_JJ Court_NN1 affirmed_VVD that_DD1 decision_NN1 7_MC to_II 2_MC ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 is_VBZ unusual_JJ to_TO impose_VVI criminal_JJ punishment_NN1 for_IF the_AT consequences_NN2 of_IO purely_RR accidental_JJ conduct_NN1 ,_, "_" Justice_NP1 Roberts_NP1 wrote_VVD ._. 
"_" But_CCB it_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX unusual_JJ to_TO punish_VVI individuals_NN2 for_IF the_AT unintended_JJ consequences_NN2 of_IO their_APPGE unlawful_JJ acts_NN2 ._. "_" 
Dean_NP1 was_VBDZ already_RR guilty_JJ of_IO carrying_VVG out_RP a_AT1 violent_JJ bank_NN1 robbery_NN1 while_CS armed_VVN with_IW a_AT1 gun_NN1 ._. 
His_APPGE unlawful_JJ conduct_NN1 was_VBDZ not_XX an_AT1 accident_NN1 ,_, Roberts_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" An_AT1 individual_NN1 who_PNQS brings_VVZ a_AT1 loaded_JJ weapon_NN1 to_TO commit_VVI a_AT1 crime_NN1 runs_VVZ the_AT risk_NN1 that_CST the_AT gun_NN1 will_VM discharge_VVI accidentally_RR ._. 
A_AT1 gunshot_NN1 in_II such_DA circumstances_NN2 --_JJ whether_CSW accidental_JJ or_CC intended_JJ --_NN1 increases_VVZ the_AT risk_NN1 that_CST others_NN2 will_VM be_VBI injured_VVN ,_, that_CST people_NN will_VM panic_VVI ,_, or_CC that_DD1 violence_NN1 (_( with_IW its_APPGE own_DA danger_NN1 to_II those_DD2 nearby_RL )_) will_VM be_VBI used_VVN in_II response_NN1 ,_, "_" the_AT chief_JJ justice_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
Then_RT Roberts_NP1 offered_VVD some_DD advice_NN1 to_II the_AT criminally_RR inclined_JJ :_: "_" Those_DD2 criminals_NN2 wishing_VVG to_TO avoid_VVI the_AT penalty_NN1 for_IF an_AT1 in-advertent_JJ discharge_NN1 can_VM lock_VVI or_CC unload_VVI the_AT firearm_NN1 ,_, handle_VVI it_PPH1 with_IW care_NN1 during_II the_AT underlying_JJ violent_JJ or_CC drug_NN1 trafficking_NN1 crime_NN1 ,_, leave_VV0 the_AT gun_NN1 at_II home_NN1 ,_, or_CC --_JJ best_JJT yet_RR --_JJ avoid_VV0 committing_VVG the_AT felony_NN1 in_II the_AT first_MD place_NN1 ._. "_" 
Justices_NN2 John_NP1 Paul_NP1 Stevens_NP1 and_CC Stephen_NP1 Breyer_NP1 dissented_VVD ._. 
They_PPHS2 say_VV0 the_AT statute_NN1 requires_VVZ proof_NN1 that_CST Dean_NP1 intended_VVD to_TO fire_VVI his_APPGE gun_NN1 ._. 
"_" Accidents_NN2 happen_VV0 ,_, but_CCB seldom_RR give_VV0 rise_NN1 to_II criminal_JJ liability_NN1 ._. 
Indeed_RR ,_, if_CS they_PPHS2 cause_VV0 no_AT harm_NN1 they_PPHS2 seldom_RR give_VV0 rise_NN1 to_II any_DD liability_NN1 ,_, "_" Justice_NP1 Stevens_NP1 wrote_VVD ._. 
In_II a_AT1 response_NN1 to_II the_AT dissent_NN1 ,_, Roberts_NP1 said_VVD it_PPH1 is_VBZ wrong_JJ to_TO assert_VVI that_CST the_AT gunshot_NN1 caused_VVD no_AT harm_NN1 ._. 
"_" By_II pure_JJ luck_NN1 ,_, no_PN121 one_PN122 was_VBDZ killed_VVN or_CC wounded_VVD ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" But_CCB the_AT gunshot_NN1 plainly_RR added_VVN to_II the_AT trauma_NN1 experienced_VVN by_II those_DD2 held_VVN during_II the_AT armed_JJ robbery_NN1 ._. "_" 
