CERTIORARI GRANTED
No. 01-394 CHRISTOPHER, FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE, ET AL. v. HARBURY. C.A. D.C. Cir. Certiorari granted. Reported below: 233 F.3d 596.
No. 01-417 DEVLIN v. SCARDELLETTI ET AL. C.A. 4th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 265 F.3d 195.
No. 01-400 BELL, WARDEN v. CONE. C.A. 6th Cir. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted.
No. 00-10666 HARRIS v. UNITED STATES. C.A. 4th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis granted. Certiorari granted limited to the following question: Given that a finding of "brandishing", as used in 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A), results in an increased mandatory minimum sentence, must the fact of "brandishing" be alleged in the indictment and proved beyond a reasonable doubt? Reported below: 243 F.3d 961.