Appeals Case Concerning Section 851
- Posted by Marcia Shein
- On May 1, 2018
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- Appeals, Drug Convictions, Felony Cases
Section 851 of the Controlled Substances Act (or, 21 U.S.C. 851) authorizes federal prosecutors to use a defendant’s prior felony drug conviction to subject a defendant to an increased penalty. This law is commonly used in appeals. Recently, the Ninth Circuit in United States v. Ocampo-Estrada vacated a 20-year mandatory minimum sentence that was imposed […]
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