• Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta

    Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Castro-Huerta was convicted of child neglect in Oklahoma state court. The Supreme Court subsequently held that the Creek Nation’s eastern Oklahoma reservation was never properly disestablished and remained “Indian country.” Castro-Huerta then argued that the federal government had exclusive jurisdiction to prosecute him (a non-Indian) for a crime committed against

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  • Ruan v. United States

    Ruan v. United States0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Two medical doctors, licensed to prescribe controlled substances, were convicted for violating 21 U.S.C. 841, which makes it a crime, “[e]xcept as authorized[,] . . . for any person knowingly or intentionally . . . to manufacture, distribute, or dispense . . . a controlled substance.” Registered doctors may dispense

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  • Concepcion v. United States0

    Justia Opinion Summary and Annotations Concepcion pleaded guilty to distributing crack cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), and was sentenced, in 2009, to 228 months in prison. The career offender provision and other enhancements increased Concepcion’s Sentencing Guidelines range from 57-71 months to 262-327 months. The 2010 Fair Sentencing Act corrected a disparity between crack and powder

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