United States Sixth Circuit

Where district court's failure to instruct jury to find drug quantities beyond a reasonable doubt resulted in an enhanced statutory penalty, sentence violated Apprendi; other arguments, including government and court misconduct, and ineffective assistance of counsel, rejected.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/17/2002
• Published 04/17/2002

Judges

• Before:  MOORE and COLE, Circuit Judges;  ROSEN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Benza (argued and briefed), Cleveland, OH, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ronald B. Bakeman (argued and briefed), Assistant United States Attorney, Cleveland, OH, for Appellee.