AND · 21usc846:penalty
Consequence after offense proof, not a universal extra liability conjunct. The 1988 amendment replaced the earlier maximum-only formula. Use current object-offense penalty law and offense-date rules; this node supplies no blanket quantity-attribution rule.
Exact element source
shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the attempt or conspiracy.Source:
docroot/ir/usc/title21.jsonl#title21_sec846; Unicode character offsets [115:259] (end exclusive); SHA-256 2e517c5d16d23f29a12a2ee674170178c593255445eb2bf7e8f112f4236ea1e1.Routes and case patterns
| Route | Definition | Merits instance blocks | Distinct merits cases | Examples (up to 3 cases per count group) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _whole accepted; provisional (1 case) | The element is decided as a whole: the reasoning turns on no narrower doctrinal sub-question that distinguishes it from any other application of this element. | 0 Satisfied 0; not satisfied 0; excluded context 1 | 0 | Used only in non-merits blocks (1). Excluded context examples:United States v. McCloud — 935 F.3d 527 (2019) · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019 — not reached · basis not recorded (21usc846: author: Astra4 · not independently reviewed) · background/procedural · not counted |
How courts decided this element
| Case | Element | Holding and scope | Pattern | Exact source quotations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. McCloud — 935 F.3d 527 (2019) · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2019 — not reached (21usc846: author: Astra4 · not independently reviewed) | Object-offense penalty incorporation | not_reached Excluded from merits counts background / proceduralThe appellate dispute is Guidelines relevant conduct following a plea, not the statutory same-penalties provision or proof of conspiracy elements. | sentencing/relevant-conduct-different-drug | The district court applied a two-level sentencing enhancement because McCloud carried a firearm during an attempt to buy marijuana during the course of the conspiracy.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f3d_935.jsonl#/f3d/935/0527-01; Unicode character offsets [226:393] (end exclusive); SHA-256 abbba66e24a03cb05607679cbf5e38041633615a41be08ece5c8117b8f69ba7d.For the reasons set forth below, we AFFIRM the judgment of the district court.Source: docroot/ir/caselaw/f3d_935.jsonl#/f3d/935/0527-01; Unicode character offsets [747:825] (end exclusive); SHA-256 abbba66e24a03cb05607679cbf5e38041633615a41be08ece5c8117b8f69ba7d. |