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McNeill v. U.S.

U.S.
Jan 7, 2011
562 U.S. 1128 (2011)

Summary

granting certiorari on the question of whether "a federal sentencing court [is required] to look to the maximum penalty prescribed by current state law for a drug offense at the time of the instant federal offense, regardless of whether the state has made that current sentencing law retroactive"

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Opinion

No. 10–5258.

01-07-2011

Clifton Terelle McNEILL, petitioner, v. UNITED STATES.


Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted.


Summaries of

McNeill v. U.S.

U.S.
Jan 7, 2011
562 U.S. 1128 (2011)

granting certiorari on the question of whether "a federal sentencing court [is required] to look to the maximum penalty prescribed by current state law for a drug offense at the time of the instant federal offense, regardless of whether the state has made that current sentencing law retroactive"

Summary of this case from U.S. v. Romero-Leon
Case details for

McNeill v. U.S.

Case Details

Full title:CLIFTON T. McNEILL v. UNITED STATES

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jan 7, 2011

Citations

562 U.S. 1128 (2011)
131 S. Ct. 856
178 L. Ed. 2d 623

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