Harris v. U.S., No. 00-10666 (U.S. Supreme Court) (536 U.S. 545; 122 S.Ct. 2406) (June 24, 2002) (Justice Kennedy)
In this case the Supreme Court addressed an important and much debated Apprendi issue: whether its landmark Apprendi decision applies to mandatory minimum sentences. In Apprendi, the Court held that “any fact” (other than the fact of a prior conviction) that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed ...
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