Drug evidence at sentencing
Ulrick Uncel Brown v. United States
In brief
- Where it stands
- Dismissed
Petition denied.
- What it’s about
- Ulrick Brown argued that the government did not prove at sentencing that an untested quantity was methamphetamine itself rather than a mixture containing methamphetamine. The Supreme Court refused to hear his case and did not decide that issue.
- Who it affects
- The denial ended Brown’s request for Supreme Court review, but did not decide whether the government’s sentencing proof was enough.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
The case reached the Supreme Court from the Sixth Circuit.
Question presented
Whether the government’s proof at sentencing was sufficient to establish that an untested?
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