Legal Opinion
United States v. Morris
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2011No. 10-10009PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The United States appeals from the district court’s order dismissing an information against Wickett Morris filed pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 851. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
On December 9, 2008, a grand jury charged Morris with possessing more than fifty grams of crack cocaine with intent to distribute it within 1000 feet of a public housing authority, which is prohibited by 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(iii), and 860(a). On December 11, Morris was arrested.
Section 851 of Title 21 requires a United States Attorney to file an information listing previous convictions before a…
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