U.S. v. Buckland, No. 99-30285 (9th Cir.) (259 F.3d 1157) (August 9, 2001) (Judge A. Wallace Tashima)
Here a divided panel from the Ninth Circuit held that 21 U.S.C. ยง 841(b)(1)(A) and (B), two of the main provisions of the most commonly used drug statute, are facially unconstitutional under Apprendi - a decision with potential far-reaching impact.
Out of the 300-odd lower court Apprendi decisions that have ...
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