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Type
Opinion
Author
John M. Rogers
Filed
July 10, 2019
Case
Marcus Magnum Reign v. Lori Gidley
Case status
Decided

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ROGERS, Circuit Judge. Marcus Magnum Reign was convicted of armed robbery in Michigan state court. He was originally sentenced under a mandatory guidelines scheme that determined his minimum sentence and incorporated judge-found facts. As became clear before the judgment was final, such a sentence would violate his Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial. See Rob…

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