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UNITED STATES v. COTTON, LEONARD, ET AL. (27014)
Order dated: 01/04/02Docket number: 01-687
Action:
The motions of respondents for leave to proceed in forma pauperis are granted. The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted.
A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:
Whether the omission from a federal indictment of a fact that enhances the statutory maximum sentence requires a court of appeals automatically to vacate the enhanced sentence, notwithstanding that the defendant did not object to the sentence in the district court, the government introduced overwhelming proof of the fact that supports the enhanced sentence, and the defendant had notice that the fact could be used to seek an enhanced sentence.
An opinion has been handed down: