What is the impact of a federal court's finding that a minimum sentence for a convicted drug trafficker is too lenient?
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The following excerpt is from United States v. McCray, 20-2545 (2nd Cir. 2021):
[5] Of course, judicial findings at sentencing cannot trigger increases in the statutory minimum or maximum penalties. See, e.g., United States v. Ulbricht, 858 F.3d 71, 128 (2d Cir. 2017).
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