DePierre v. United States
2011 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DePierre v. United States, 564 U.S. 70 (2011), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the use of the term "cocaine base" in 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)[1] refers to cocaine in its chemically basic form.[2] The decision of the Court was unanimous, except with respect to Part III–A.
Quick Facts DePierre v. United States, Argued February 28, 2011 Decided June 9, 2011 ...
DePierre v. United States | |
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Argued February 28, 2011 Decided June 9, 2011 | |
Full case name | Frantz DePierre, Petitioner v. United States |
Docket no. | 09-1533 |
Citations | 564 U.S. 70 (more) 131 S. Ct. 2225; 180 L. Ed. 2d 114 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | Conviction affirmed, 599 F.3d 25 (1st Cir. 2010); cert. granted, 562 U.S. ___ (2010). |
Holding | |
The term "cocaine base" in 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1) refers to cocaine in its chemically basic form. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Sotomayor, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan; Scalia (except Part III–A) |
Concurrence | Scalia (in part) |
Laws applied | |
21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1) |
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