United States Ninth Circuit

Apprendi renders 21 USC 841(b)(1)(A) and (B) facially unconstitutional since they permit the judge to find a fact, the quantity of drugs, under the preponderance of the evidence standard, that increases the maximum penalty to which a defendant is exposed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/09/2001
• Published 08/09/2001

Judges

• Before:  SCHROEDER, Chief Judge, HUG, REINHARDT, O'SCANNLAIN, TROTT, T.G. NELSON, KLEINFELD, TASHIMA, GOULD, PAEZ, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Zenon P. Olbertz,Law Office of Zenon Peter Olbertz, Tacoma, WA, for the defendant-appellant., J. Douglas Wilson, United States Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiff-appellee., Arlen Storm, United States Attorney's Office, Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellee., Benjamin L. Coleman, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, amici curiae in support of the defendant-appellant., Steven F. Hubachek, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, amici curiae in support of the defendant-appellant.