Legal Opinion
United States v. Mendez
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 16, 1988No. 88 Cr. 78 (MBM)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MUKASEY, District Judge.
Lydia Mendez, guilty on her own plea of escaping in December 1987 from a community treatment center where she was serving a sentence for narcotics-related offenses, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a), challenges the validity of the Sentencing Guidelines which, by statute, govern all conduct in violation of federal criminal law occurring on or after November 1, 1987. She is not alone, nor am I. At least 140 district judges have been asked in over 100 cases to pass on the validity of the guidelines. Of these, at least 87 judges have found the guidelines…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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3Cited by18 opinions
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