Legal Opinion

United States v. Harris

District Court, N.D. Iowa

Decided September 14, 1999No. CR 99-0002-MWBPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S OBJECTIONS TO PROPOSED OBJECTIONS TO PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS

BENNETT, District Judge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

J. INTRODUCTION.1018

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.1019

A. The Jones Decision .1019

1. The content of the comment.1019

2. Clues from the concurrences and dissent. 1023

B. The Almendarez-Torres Decision, § 841, And § 846 1024

C. Subsequent Decisions. 1026

1. The Fifth Circuit decisions. 1026

2. The Fourth Circuit decision. 1028

3. The Tenth Circuit decision. 1029

4. Federal district court decisions. 1029

5. The teachings of subsequent decisions . 1034

III.…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. United States v. Marion Promise, A/K/A Mario,defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. Marion Promise, A/K/A Mario,defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. PromiseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001

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