Legal Opinion
United States v. Doggett
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 9, 2000No. 99-50380PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
Defendants Rodney Sloan Doggett and Dunois “Dee” T. Beman challenge their convictions and sentences for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and conspiracy, in particular the constitutionality of treating drug quantities as a sentencing factor rather than an element of the underlying crime. Their appeal requires us to apply the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). Apprendi held that “[ojther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime…
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