United States v. Cotton
2002 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United States v. Cotton, 535 U.S. 625 (2002), is a United States Supreme Court case that held the omission of a fact in a federal indictment that would enhance the maximum sentence is not a jurisdictional error and thus is not justification for a vacation of the sentence.
Quick Facts United States v. Cotton, Argued April 15, 2002 Decided May 20, 2002 ...
United States v. Cotton | |
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Argued April 15, 2002 Decided May 20, 2002 | |
Full case name | United States v. Leonard Cotton, et al. |
Docket no. | 01-687 |
Citations | 535 U.S. 625 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Holding | |
The court held that the omission from a federal indictment of a fact that enhances the statutory maximum sentence does not justify a Court of Appeals' vacating the enhanced sentence even if the defendant offered no objection at the trial court | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Rehnquist, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
Controlled Substances Act | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
Ex parte Bain (1887) |
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