United States v. Peyton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) ) ) v. ) Criminal Action No. 10-015 (RMC) ) DAVON PEYTON, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION For the policy reasons articulated by the D.C. Circuit in United States v. Johnson,

28 F.3d 151

(D.C. Cir. 1994), this Court granted the Government’s motion to treat Defendant Davon Peyton’s juvenile adjudication for distribution of cocaine as a prior conviction for a felony drug offense for purposes of triggering the 240 month minimum mandatory sentencing enhancement pursuant to

21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(A) and 851.…