Legal Opinion
United States v. Watson
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 8, 1993No. Crim. 92-00672-01PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBRENO, District Judge.
This case involves a prosecution under the recently enacted federal anti-carjacking statute. The defendant has moved to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that the statute is unconstitutional and that the indictment is vague. For the reasons stated below, the motion will be denied and the case shall proceed to trial as scheduled.
I. BACKGROUND
On December 1,1992 a grand jury indicted the defendant on one count of conspiracy to commit armed carjacking (18 U.S.C. § 371 and § 2119), one count of armed carjacking (18 U.S.C. § 2119), one count of carrying a…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by21 opinions
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