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U.S. v. Estrada, No. 02-1544-cr (L) (2nd Cir.) (428 F.3d 387) (November 2, 2005) (Judge Sonia Sotomayor)

Setting the stage for a battle before the Supreme Court that is almost certain to happen, the Second Circuit held that prior felony drug convictions, which trigger a mandatory minimum sentence of lifetime imprisonment under 21 U.S.C. ยง 841(b)(1)(A), need not be charged in the indictment or proved to a ...

 

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