Legal Opinion
United States v. Jones
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 12, 1999No. 97-1377, 97-1463PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
These consolidated appeals require us to determine whether a sentencing court must adhere to the penalty range set forth in' 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(C) when an indictment charges a defendant with distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute cocaine base in violation of that and other statutory provisions. In resolving this question, we address whether the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Jones v. United States, 526 U.S. 227, 119 S.Ct. 1215, 1219, 143 L.Ed.2d 311 (1999), effects a change in our jurisprudence interpreting § 841(b)(1) as setting forth…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- United States v. Sonya Evette Singleton, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- In Re David L. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- United States v. IvyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- United States of America v. Carless JonesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- United States v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
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