Legal Opinion

United States v. George Ray Harris

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided May 10, 1993No. 91-7971PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge:

This sentencing appeal focuses on the distinction between a court’s consideration of a defendant’s need for drug rehabilitation in fixing the term of imprisonment, which is not permitted by the sentencing guidelines (28 U.S.C. § 994(k) (1988)), and in fixing terms of a sentence other than incarceration, which is mandated (18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(D) (1988)).

Appellant George Ray Harris was convicted on a guilty plea of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute hydromorphone hydrochloride, otherwise known as dilaudid. 21 U.S.C. § 846 .(1988) and 18…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. United States v. Gwendolyn FossettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. Darlene Faye MogelCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
  4. United States v. Beverly MaierCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
  5. United States v. Juan Perez, Caridad Rodriguez A/K/A Aida Guzman, Indiana Chappoten, Lazaro MartinezCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. United States v. Jennifer AguillardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. Walter Henry Vandergrift, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
  3. United States v. Wayne Thomas Charles Vautier, A.K.A. Ian Garfield McKinnon Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. Cynthia Yvette AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  5. United States v. Marlin Hawk WingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006

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