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U.S. v. RODRIQUEZ

No. 06-1646.

128 S.Ct. 1783 (2008)

553 U.S. 377

170 L.Ed.2d 719

UNITED STATES, Petitioner, v. Gino RODRIQUEZ.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 19, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kannon K. Shanmugam , Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.

Charles A. Rothfeld , Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Paul D. Clement , Washington, D.C., for United States.

Dan M. Kahan , Sarah F. Russell , New Haven, CT, L. Cece Glenn , Spokane, WA, Charles A. Rothfeld , Andrew J. Pincus , Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Paul D. Clement , Solicitor General, Alice S. Fisher , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Kannon E. Shanmugam , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Daniel S. Goodman , Washington, D.C., for United States.

Under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(2)(A)(ii), a state drug-trafficking conviction qualifies as "a serious drug offense" if "a maximum term of imprisonment of ten years or more is prescribed by law" for the "offense." The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held...

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