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U.S. v. Graves

Ruling by

Richard R. Clifton

Lower Court

USDC Southern District of California

Lower Court Judge

Dana M. Sabraw
Penal Code Section 4573.6 was overbroad and not divisible, so defendant's prior conviction did not qualify as a predicate drug trafficking offense triggering a mandatory term of life imprisonment.



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Judge Profile

Richard R. Clifton
Oct. 2, 2006

Richard R. Clifton

Senior Circuit Judge
Even on Dusty Ball Fields of Youth, His Eye Was on the Law

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