Legal Opinion

Honneus v. United States

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided March 16, 1981No. Civ. A. 76-4506-CPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

CAFFREY, Chief Judge.

This petition to vacate the conviction and sentence of Geoffrey Honneus under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 was filed on December 23, 1976. It is before the Court and oral argument has been heard on the government’s motion for summary judgment.

On February 24, 1974 a jury convicted Geoffrey Honneus on five counts of marijuana related crimes, primarily the smuggling, importation, and distribution of the drug. Honneus was sentenced to a total of ten years and a $25,000 fine was imposed on April 1,1974. The Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the conviction in late…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Malinski v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. United States v. Garland JeffersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  5. United States v. Joseph J. C. Dicarlo and Ronald C. MacKenzieCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. James A. Brien v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  2. Korematsu v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1984
  3. United States v. James K. GreenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  4. United States Ex Rel. Sullivan v. CuylerDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1982
  5. Baranow v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1987

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