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BURRAGE v. U.S.

No. 12-7515.

134 S.Ct. 881 (2014)

Marcus Andrew BURRAGE, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 27, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Angela L. Campbell, Des Moines, IA, for Petitioner.

Benjamin J. Horwich, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Jeffrey T. Green, Ryan C. Morris, Jeremy M. Bylund, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, D.C., Angela L. Campbell, Counsel of Record, Gary Dickey Jr., Dickey & Campbell Law Firm PLC, Des Moines, IA, for Petitioner.

Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Mythili Raman, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Michael R. Dreeben, Deputy Solicitor General, Benjamin J. Horwich, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Stephan E. Oestreicher, Jr., Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Justice SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.*

The Controlled Substances Act imposes a 20-year mandatory minimum sentence on a defendant who unlawfully distributes a Schedule I or II drug, when "death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance." 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)-(C) (2012 ed.). We consider whether the mandatory-minimum provision applies when use of a covered drug supplied by the defendant...

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