Monday, October 23, 2006

invalid juvinile conviction enhancement

US v. Huggins, No. 05-4054 (3d Cir. October 20, 2006)
A sentence for drug-related offenses is vacated where the district court improperly enhanced defendant's sentence under 21 U.S.C. section 841(b)(1)(B) by considering a juvenile adjudication of delinquency under Pennsylvania law to be a “prior conviction.” http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data2/circs/3rd/054054p.pdf

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