Legal Opinion
United States v. Williams, Kevin C.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 26, 1999No. 98-3083PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
In Jones v. United States, 526 U.S. 227, 119 S.Ct. 1215, 143 L.Ed.2d 311 (1999), the Supreme Court held that a factor that increases a defendant’s sentence under the federal carjacking statute is an element of the crime that the jury must find beyond a reasonable doubt, rather than a sentencing factor to be decided by the sentencing judge. In this case, a jury convicted Appellant of possessing a detectable amount of cocaine base with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841. Appellant argues that Jones…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by56 opinions
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- United States v. Calvin Wayne BucklandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
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