United States v. Mark Steven Hitchcock

298 F.3d 1021 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mark Steven HITCHCOCK, Defendant-Appellant. No. 00-10251. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 15, 2001. Submission Withdrawn May 21, 2001. Resubmitted August 23, 2001. Opinion Withdrawn September 26, 2001. Amended Opinion Filed March 21, 2002. * Second Amendment Filed August 2, 2002. Sarah Courageous, Honolulu, Hawai'i, for the defendant-appellant. Loretta Sheehan, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Honolulu, Hawai'i, for the plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Hawai'i; Alan C. Kay, District Court Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CR-98-00716-ACK. Before: B. FLETCHER, CANBY and PAEZ, Circuit Judges. ORDER 1 The Amended Opinion United States v. Hitchcock, 286 F.3d 1064 (9th Cir.2002), filed March 21, 2002, is amended as follows: 2 At 286 F.3d at 1073 , amend the last two sentences in the paragraph before the "Conclusion" to read: 3 "Hitchcock's argument is foreclosed by Harris v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, 122 S.Ct. 2406 , 153 L.Ed.2d 524 (2002), and our prior precedent. It is now clear that mandatory minimums do not implicate Apprendi. Id. " 4 The…