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DORSEY v. U.S.

Nos. 11-5683, 11-5721.

132 S.Ct. 2321 (2012)

183 L.Ed.2d 250

Edward DORSEY, Sr., Petitioner v. UNITED STATES. Corey A. Hill, Petitioner v. United States.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Eberhardt , for Petitioners.

Michael R. Dreeben , Washington, DC, for Respondent supporting the Petitioners.

Miguel A. Estrada , Washington, DC, as amicus curiae, appointed by this Court.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the United States.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Lanny A. Breuer , Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben , Deputy Solicitor General, Mark R. Freeman , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Joshua S. Johnson , Attorney Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the United States supporting Petitioners.

Jonathan E. Hawley , Chief Federal Public Defender, Daniel T. Hansmeier , Counsel of Record, Staff Attorney, Federal Public Defender's Office, Springfield, IL, for Petitioner.

Mark D. Harris , Richard L. Spinogatti , Anna G. Kaminska , Rebecca L. Berkebile , Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY, Douglas A. Berman , Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Stephen E. Eberhardt , Counsel of Record, Tinley Park, IL, William H. Theis , Federal Defender Program, Inc., Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Justice BREYER delivered the opinion of the Court.

Federal statutes impose mandatory minimum prison sentences upon those convicted of federal drug crimes. These statutes typically base the length of a minimum prison term upon the kind and amount of the drug involved. Until 2010, the relevant statute imposed upon an offender who dealt in powder cocaine the same sentence it imposed upon an offender who dealt in one one-hundredth...

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