Legal Opinion
United States v. Antonio Torres
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 9, 1988No. 88-1503PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
We decide in this appeal that a conspiracy to distribute drugs may be a predicate offense to a statute providing an enhanced sentence for the use of a firearm during a “drug trafficking” offense. We also conclude that a city policeman assigned to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency may be a de facto agent within the scope of a statute prohibiting assaults on federal officials. Accordingly, we will affirm the convictions on these offenses, but because of a duplicitive sentence on two counts we will remand for the entry of a general sentence on…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- United States v. Emmett Lovell NaborsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Louis Edward Henry, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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