United States Sixth Circuit

Prosecution's improper bolstering of witness was not prejudicial error where overwhelming evidence supported drug conspiracy conviction, and district court violated Apprendi in exceeding the statutory maximum sentence without submitting drug quantity to jury for proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/30/2001
• Decided 06/14/2001
• Published 06/14/2001

Judges

• Before:  JONES, Senior Circuit Judge, COLE, Circuit Judge and NUGENT, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Janet L. Parker (briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Bay City, MI, David J. Debold (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, MI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Robert J. Dunn (argued and briefed), Bay City, MI, Joan Ellerbusch Morgan (argued and briefed), Troy, MI, for Defendants-Appellants.