U.S. v. McWaine, No. 99-60265 (5th Cir.) (243 F.3d 871) (January 12, 2001) (Judge W. Eugene Davis)
The defendant in this case filed an Apprendi appeal challenging the life sentence he received on a cocaine conspiracy count. His argument was that the indictment had failed to specify any drug quantity, but merely stated that he had conspired to distribute a "detectable amount" of cocaine. The defendant was ...
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