Dupree v. United States

BELSON, Associate Judge:

Sabrina Dupree appeals from the imposition of a mandatory-minimum sentence of imprisonment of not less than four years and no more than twelve years pursuant to D.C.Code § 33-541(c)(l)(A) (1988) after she entered a plea of guilty to distribution of dilaudid in violation of the D.C. Uniform Controlled Substances Act, D.C.Code § 33-541(a)(l). At the sentencing hearing, the trial judge found that Dupree was not an “addict” and concluded that for that reason Dupree failed to qualify for the addict exception to the statutory requirement of a mandatory-minimum sentence.1…