United States v. David C. Hughes, the Office of the Federal Public Defender, Amicus Supporting

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• recognizing that the error of sentencing under a mandatory regime is \distinct from [a] Sixth Amendment claim\
• recognizing that imposition of sentence, “in part based on facts found by the judge, ... constituted error”
• concluding that application of sentencing enhancements based on judge-found facts was \error\ that was \plain\
• concluding that imposition of. a .sentence in excess of the maximum sentence permitted by the jury’s verdict af.fected the defendant’s substantial rights
• concluding that application of sentencing enhancements based on judge-found facts was “error” that was “plain”
• concluding that imposition of a sentence in excess of the maximum sentence permitted by the jury's verdict affected the defendant's substantial rights

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