Legal Opinion
Nichols v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 6, 1994No. 92-8556PublishedCited by 710 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
In this case, we return to the issue that splintered the Court in Baldasar v. Illinois, 446 U. S. 222 (1980): Whether the Constitution prohibits a sentencing court from considering a defendant’s previous uncounseled misdemeanor conviction in sentencing him for a subsequent offense.
In 1990, petitioner Nichols pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U. S. C. § 846. Pursuant to the United States Sentencing Commission’s Guidelines (Sentencing Guidelines), petitioner was assessed three criminal history points for a 1983 federal felony drug…
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