Legal Opinion
United States v. James Howard Stewart
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1976No. 75--1879PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
The question presented on this appeal is whether the statutory provisions for an in creased sentence for dangerous special offenders, 18 U.S.C. § 3575(b) and (f), a part of Title X of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970, 84 Stat. 922, 948-52, is unconstitutionally vague.
The District Court ruled that the statute is unconstitutional, on the ground that it is impermissively vague in both its application provisions and its sentencing provisions. The Government appeals, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3576. We reverse.
On January 13, 1975, defendant-appellee, James Howard Stewart,…
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