District Court, D. Maine August 21, 2002, 01-68-P-H (United States v. Case)

DECISION AND ORDER ON PENDING GUIDELINE SENTENCING ISSUES

HORNBY, Chief Judge.

I presided at a jury trial in which the jury convicted the defendant Case of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and/or to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute it. The jury also answered a special interrogatory, crafted because of

Apprendi v. New Jersey,

530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.