Legal Opinion
United States v. Porter
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided April 21, 1977No. CR-74-276PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, District Judge.
On November 7,1974, the defendant Melvin Porter was indicted with Fred Bachelor for a violation of Title 21, United States Code, § 841(a)(1) (dispensing or distributing a controlled substance), which allegedly occurred on August 6, 1974, On November 19, 1975, Fred Bachelor pled guilty and was subsequently sentenced to a four-year term of incarceration. Progress toward a disposition of the charge against Porter has been somewhat slower. Several unsuccessful efforts were made to set a trial date in early 1976. Further delay was caused when the former defense counsel…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. Daniel Reid and Theodore E. Thomas, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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