Legal Opinion

United States v. Cortney Walker, A/K/A Moon, A/K/A Courtney Walker

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 12, 2002No. 01-30951PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Per curiam

Cortney Walker appeals his revised sentence on the basis that the district court’s imposition of a 10-year sentence on resen-tencing violated Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000). We disagree and affirm.

I

Walker was convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana after a jury trial. No quantity of drugs was specified in the indictment and the jury was instructed that the government “need not prove the actual amount of the controlled substance that was part of any alleged violation in this case.” The district court originally sentenced Walker to life…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. United States v. MirandaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  3. Alcorn County, Mississippi v. U.S. Interstate Supplies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
  4. United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. Johnny ClintonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001

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