United States Ninth Circuit

Under Apprendi, before accepting a guilty plea, the district court must advise the defendant that the government would have to prove to a jury, beyond a reasonable doubt, any quantity of drugs that would expose the defendant to a higher statutory maximum sentence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/06/2000
• Decided 06/17/2002
• Published 06/17/2002

Judges

• FISHER, Circuit Judge., Before:  B. FLETCHER and FISHER, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Lee Covell and Kenneth E. Kanev, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellant Gary W. Minore., Scott A. Schumacher, Chicoine & Hallett, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellant Arthur Torsone., Jennifer Shaw, Aoki & Sakamoto, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellant Prommateta Chinawat., Annette L. Hayes, Assistant United States Attorney, Seattle, WA, for plaintiff-appellee United States of America.