The Court held in Dean v. United States (http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/08pdf/08-5274.pdf) that the 10 year mandatory minimum sentence for discharging a firearm during the commission of a crime under 18 USC 924(c)(1)(A)(iii) applies even if the discharge is accidental.
The Court held in Kansas v. Ventris (http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/08pdf/07-1356.pdf) that a defendant's admissions to a jailhouse informant obtained in violation of the Sixth Amendment are admissible to impeach defendant's testimony at trial.
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