United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's sentence for a drug conviction is vacated where the district court violated his Sixth Amendment rights when it enhanced his sentence based upon facts not proved to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2005
• Published 03/24/2005

Judges

• Before:  NORRIS and COOK, Circuit Judges;  BECKWITH, Chief District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED: E.E. Edwards III, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Scott F. Leary, Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: E.E. Edwards III, Nashville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Stuart J. Canale, Assistant United States Attorney, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellee.