U.S. v. Severino, No. 00-30161 (9th Cir.) (268 F.3d 850) (September 28, 2001) (Judge Pamela Ann Rymer)
Here a divided panel from the 9th Circuit held that the procedural requirements for filing an information to seek a sentencing enhancement under 21 USC ยง 851(a) is not jurisdictional in nature and can be waived - contrary to the views of 8 other Circuits.
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