21 U.S.C. § 841: Prohibited acts A

Government Record · Office of the Law Revision Counsel · 2026

The twenty-year minimum in §841(b)(1)(C) concerns trafficking when death or serious bodily injury results. It is not the ordinary simple-possession penalty.

if death or serious bodily injury results from the use of such substance shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 20 years or more than life

§841(b)(1)(C)

The twenty-year minimum in §841(b)(1)(C) concerns trafficking when death or serious bodily injury results. It is not the ordinary simple-possession penalty.

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