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002297P.pdf   01/03/2001  United States  v.  Fernando Ortiz
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  00-2297
                          and No:  00-2330
   District of Nebraska   
   Criminal case - criminal law. Evidence was sufficient to 
   support drug convictions; district court was not required to 
   submit drug quantity to jury under Apprendi because the factual 
   determination on drug quantity did not increase defendant's 
   maximum sentence beyond the statutory range authorized by 
   the jury's verdict; defendant was not entitled to minor 
   participant reduction.