United States v. Joseph B. Sprofera, Also Known as Old Man Joe, Also Known as One-Eyed Joe, Also Known as Dago Joe

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• explaining that a finding that dismissal is contrary to manifest public interest is “determined by whether the prosecutor’s motion to dismiss was made in bad faith”
• no bad faith where government dismissed three of four counts on first day of trial to streamline case
• “[T]he district court had to grant the motion unless the dismissal would be clearly contrary to manifest public interest. . . .” (quotation omitted)
• 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846 are not facially unconstitutional in light of Apprendi and sentence is valid “so long as there is no Apprendi violation in the course of its implementation”

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