Terry v. United States
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 14, 2021 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- June 14, 2021
- Term
- October Term 2020
- Vote
- 9–0
- Majority author
- Justice Thomas
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome
- Petitioning party lost
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
PRELIMINARY PRINT Volume 593 U. S. Part 2 Pages 486–502 OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE SUPREME COURT June 14, 2021 Page Proof Pending Publication REBECCA A. WOMELDORF reporter of decisions NOTICE: This preliminary print is subject to formal revision before the bound volume is published. Users are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C. 20543, pio@supremecourt.gov, of any typographical or other formal errors. Syllabus TERRY v. UNITED STATES certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the eleventh circuit No. 20–5904. Argued May 4, 2021—Decided June 14, 2021 Petitioner Tarahrick Terry contends that he is eligible to receive a sen- tence reduction for his 2008 crack cocaine conviction. In 1986, Con- gress established mandatory-minimum penalties for certain drug of- fenses. That legislation defned three relevant penalties for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The frst two carried mandatory mini- mum sentences based on drug quantity: a 5-year mandatory minimum (triggered by either 5 grams of crack cocaine or 500 grams of powder cocaine) and a 10-year mandatory minimum (triggered by either 50 grams of crack or 5 kilograms of powder). 100 Stat. 3207–2, 3207–3. The third penalty differed from the frst two: it did not carry a manda- tory minimum sentence, did not treat crack and powder cocaine offenses…
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