United States v. Manuel Ballesteros-Ruiz

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• noting that a defendant may only be treated as a recividist under § 844(a) if the second offense occurs after a prior conviction
• offense classified as a felony for purposes of the Con- trolled Substances Act only if it is “punishable by more than one year’s imprisonment under applicable state or federal law.”

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