McMillan v. Pennsylvania, No. 85-215 (U.S. Supreme Court) (477 U.S. 79; 106 S.Ct. 2411) (June 19, 1986) (Justice Rehnquist)
In its first case dealing with sentencing factors, the Court upheld a State law requiring imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence upon the trial court's determination that the defendant had possessed a firearm during the commission of the charged crime.
This case involved a challenge to Pennsylvania's mandatory minimum sentencing ...
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