Legal Opinion
United States v. Zorrilla
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 19, 1996No. 95-2365, 95-2249PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA Circuit Judge.
Defendants Ramon Zorrilla and Miguel Calderon Salmiento were charged, inter alia, with aiding and abetting each other in the intended distribution of a controlled substance (approximately two kilograms of cocaine) within 1,000 feet of a school. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & (b)(1)(B), 860(a); 18 U.S.C. § 2. 1 They challenged the constitutionality of section 860(a), but the district court ruled against them. See United States v. Salmiento, 898 F.Supp. 45, 46-48 (D.P.R.1995). They then pled guilty to the charge, reserving the right to revisit the constitutional question on…
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