Legal Opinion
United States v. Monocchi
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided November 2, 1993No. 2:92-cv-00041PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DETERMINE APPLICABILITY OF MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING PROVISIONS
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Chief Judge:
The question presented is whether the mandatory minimum sentencing provisions of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B) 1 may apply to a conspiracy charge when no single substantive distribution with which the defendants have been charged involves 500 grams or more of cocaine, and whether that question is ripe for decision before the defendants have been found guilty of the conspiracy charge either by a jury or by virtue of a plea of guilty.
Pending before the court is Edward…
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