MEMORANDUM
EDUARDO C. ROBRENO, District Judge.
The issue before the court is whether the Supreme Court's recent decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey requires the fact of a criminal defendant's prior conviction, which increases the penalty for a crime beyond the statutory maximum, to be charged in the indictment.
On May 8, 2000, the defendant, Allen Powell ("defendant"), pled guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon...
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