In 1986, Congress established a tiered system of mandatory five- and ten-year prison sentences for drug-trafficking offenses. See Brief of the United States in support of Petitioners at 4. Congress was concerned about the proliferation of crack cocaine...
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Oral argument: Feb. 22, 2011
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Nov. 20, 2009)
FAIR SENTENCING ACT, SENTENCING GUIDELINES, PLEA AGREEMENTS, RETROACTIVITYIn 2005,...
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In 2013, the federal government charged Erik Hughes with four counts of drug and firearm offenses. United States v. Hughes, 849 F.3d 1008, 1010 (2017). Subsequently, Hughes and the government reached a plea agreement whereby Hughes plead guilty to two...
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Richard Irizarry married Leah Smith in 1995. Irizarry was physically and mentally abusive to Smith and their son. In 2000, Smith left Irizarry and moved across the country and, in 2001, divorced Irizarry and obtained a restraining order against him. See...
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Oral Argument: Oct. 2, 2007
Appealed from: United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (May 9, 2006)
SIXTH AMENDMENT, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION, SENTENCING GUIDELINES, ANTI-DRUG ABUSE ACT, 100:1 POWDER/CRACK... (LIIBULLETIN preview)
In January 2010, Florencio Rosales-Mireles, a Mexican citizen, was convicted of aggravated assault in Texas state court, and was subsequently sent back to Mexico. Brief for Respondent, United States of America at 4. In 2015, after illegally reentering...