U.S. v. WILLIAMS

No. 98-3083.

194 F.3d 100 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Kevin C. WILLIAMS, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Beverly G. Dyer, Assistant Federal Public Defender, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs was A. J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender.

Thomas S. Rees, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the briefs were Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. Attorney, John R. Fisher and Elizabeth Trosman, Assistant U.S. Attorneys.

Before: WALD, SILBERMAN and TATEL, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.

TATEL, Circuit Judge:

In Jones v. United States, 526 U.S. 227, 119 S.Ct. 1215, 143 L.Ed.2d 311 (1999), the Supreme Court held that a factor that increases a defendant's sentence under the federal carjacking statute is an element of the crime that the jury must find beyond a reasonable doubt, rather than a sentencing factor to be decided by the sentencing judge. In this...

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