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U.S. v. Nunez, No. 98-11010 (5th Cir.) (180 F.3d 227) (August 16, 1999) (Judge Jerry E. Smith)

The Court held that the Supreme Court's decision in Jones v. U.S., 143 U.S. 311 (1999) "forecloses this reading of federal criminal statutes except where statutory sections specifically increase punishments for prior crimes. . . . Jones teaches us to avoid encroaching on a defendant's Fifth Amendment rights by construing ...

 

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