U.S. v. MORRIS

No. 13-1369.

784 F.3d 870 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ryan MORRIS, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

May 7, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew R. Segal, with whom Nashwa Gewaily,   Courtney M. Hostetler,   Miriam I. Mack, and American Civil Liberties Union, were on the brief, for appellant.

Jennifer Hay Zacks, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Carmen M. Ortiz, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SOUTER, Associate Justice, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.


Federal law mandates a minimum ten-year prison sentence for a convicted member of a drug conspiracy responsible for more than 280 grams of crack. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(A)(iii); 846. So far as it matters to this appeal, the district court made a finding of drug quantity, by a preponderance of the evidence: that...

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