Legal Opinion
United States v. Sharon Lorraine Davis, AKA Sharon Lorraine Testa
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 28, 1988No. 87-5599PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Sharon Lorraine Davis entered a plea of guilty to six counts of misdemeanor theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 13 and Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 31.03. Thereafter, as part of Davis’ sentence, a federal magistrate imposed a special assessment of $25 on each count, for a total of $150 to be paid by Davis pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3013. Davis appeals only the special assessment portion of her sentence, contending that the $150 assessment violates the terms of the Assimilative Crimes Act (ACA), 18 U.S.C. § 13, because the assessment is not “like punishment” within the…
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