U.S. v. Hill, No. 96-3843 (6th Cir.) (142 F.3d 305) (April 16, 1998) (Judge Leroy J. Jr. Contie)
Case held that § 851(a)(1) imposes a jurisdictional requirement granting the district court jurisdiction to enhance a defendant's sentence only when the Government files an information with the court stating the convictions to be relied upon.
In this case, the court also ruled that the district court's failure …
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