U.S. v. Garcia, No. 99-51091 (5th Cir.) (242 F.3d 593) (February 15, 2001) (Judge Samuel B. Kent)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 2001
published in Punch and Jurists
January 29, 2001
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This decision will surprise a lot of Apprendi watchers. Here, the defendant, Gilbert Garcia, argued on his direct appeal that his five year term of supervised release was erroneous under Apprendi - but he never challenged his prison sentence of 97 months. On appeal, the Fifth Circuit not only agreed ...
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- U.S. v. Garcia, No. 99-51091 (5th Cir.) (242 F.3d 593) (February 15, 2001) (Judge Samuel B. Kent)
- Sanders v. U.S., No. 99-2516 (2nd Cir.) (2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 392) (January 11, 2001) (Per Curiam)
- U.S. v. Ramirez, No. 98-6130 (6th Cir.) (242 F.3d 348) (February 16, 2001) (Judge Gilbert S. Merritt)
- U.S. v. White, No. 00-1113 (2nd Cir.) (240 F.3d 127) (February 13, 2001) (Judge Robert A. Katzmann)
- U.S. v. White, No. 00-1113 (2nd Cir.) (240 F.3d 127) (February 13, 2001) (Judge Robert A. Katzmann)
- U.S. v. White, No. 00-1113 (2nd Cir.) (240 F.3d 127) (February 13, 2001) (Judge Robert A. Katzmann)
- U.S. v. Castano-Vargas, No. 95CR.894(DAB) (S.D.N.Y.) (124 F.Supp.2d 185) (December 11, 2000) (Judge Deborah A. Batts)
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- U.S. v. Fresnares-Torres, No. 99-30171 (9th Cir.) (235 F.3d 481) (December 15, 2000) (Judge Alfred T. Goodwin)
- U.S. v. Hishaw, No. 99-6258 (10th Cir.) (235 F.3d 565) (December 20, 2000) (Judge Robert H. Henry)
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- U.S. v. Garcia, No. 99-51091 (5th Cir.) (242 F.3d 593) (February 15, 2001) (Judge Samuel B. Kent)
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