Holiday v. United States

FERREN, Associate Judge:

These consolidated cases present a common issue requiring interpretation of the 1995 statute that repealed mandatory-minimum sentences for certain nonviolent drug offenses. We must determine whether the mandatory-minimum sentencing provisions apply when the offense was committed before — but the defendant was sentenced after — the effective date of the repealing legislation. In addition, appellants Holiday and Park argue that a variety of errors during their respective trials — including issues of severance, other crimes evidence, and the constitutionality of the…