United States v. Strickland

*374Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge MICHAEL joined. Judge MICHAEL wrote an opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

On appeal from their convictions for conspiracy to traffic in drugs and related offenses, the ten defendants in this case challenge their sentences under Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), maintaining that they were improperly denied the right to have the jury find drug quantities and other sentence-enhancing facts. Various defendants also…