Legal Opinion
United States v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 14, 2009No. 09-1924PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted the defendant of drug and firearms offenses. He had two prior felony drug convictions and therefore received a mandatory life sentence. 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). The only questions presented by his appeal that require discussion (the defendant’s other grounds for appeal are either foreclosed by recent circuit precedent or frivolous) are whether the government complied with 21 U.S.C. § 851(a)(1), the “notice of enhancement” statute, and if not whether the defendant is entitled to be resentenced.
The statute states:
No person who stands convicted of an…
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