United States Sixth Circuit

Defendant's drug sentence is affirmed, where the government's filing of an information seeking to enhance Defendant's sentence in open court coupled with personal service upon Defendant prior to trial satisfied 21 U.S.C. section 851(a)'s requirements.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/23/2009
• Published 04/23/2009

Judges

• Before CLAY and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges;  STAMP, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Margaret Sind Raben, Gurewitz & Raben, PLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Kathleen Moro Nesi, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Margaret Sind Raben, Gurewitz & Raben, PLC, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellant.  Kathleen Moro Nesi, Assistant United States Attorney, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.