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U.S. v. MAHAFFEY

No. 19-6061.

983 F.3d 238 (2020)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Trontez MAHAFFEY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 18, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Medora M. Akers , TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. James T. Chapman , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Medora M. Akers , TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant. James T. Chapman , Charles P. Wisdom, Jr. , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Lexington, Kentucky, for Appellee.

Before: SILER, CLAY, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

For nearly twenty years, our circuit has held that a drug-trafficking conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 841 does not require proof that the defendant knew the type or quantity of controlled substance involved in the offense. See United States v. Hamm, 952 F.3d 728, 739 (6th Cir. 2020); United States...

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