Legal Opinion

United States v. Lawrence

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided February 8, 1989No. Crim. 88-013 (JP)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

PIERAS, District Judge.

I. Background

On June 7, 1988, defendant was sentenced by this Court to 63 months imprisonment upon conviction by a jury on all three counts of an indictment charging possession with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), importation, 21 U.S.C. § 952, and possession on board an aircraft, 21 U.S.C. § 955, of twelve pounds of marijuana. The offense was committed on January 9, 1988, after the effective date of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, 18 U.S.C. § 3551 et seq., and the Sentencing Guidelines promulgated pursuant thereto. United States…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Whalen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. United States v. Feliciano-GrafalsDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1970

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. United States v. PoffDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1989

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