Fifth Circuit Announces Definition of ‘Controlled Substance’ in Effect at Time of Current Sentencing Applies for Purposes of Career-Offender Enhancement, Not Definition at Time of Prior Sentencings
by Jeffrey Cohen
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the definition of “controlled substance” in effect at the time of sentencing for the current offense applies, not the definition in effect at the time of prior convictions, in determining whether the prior convictions qualify ...
