United States Second Circuit

In a conviction of a defendant for drug-related charges, district court's imposition of the ten-year mandatory minimum sentence is affirmed where a statutory mandatory minimum provision constrains a district court's discretion under section 3553(a) when it "specifically provides" a minimum sentence, and such a provision need not "specifically provide" that it trumps the general sentencing considerations in section 3553(a).

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/28/2012
• Published 09/28/2012

Judges

• Cabranes

Court

• United States Second Circuit

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