Legal Opinion

United States v. William Perez, A/K/A "Willo," Lillian Perez, A/K/A "Lee," and Luis Garcia, A/K/A "Weo,"

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided May 23, 1990No. 710-712, Dockets 89-1408, 89-1416 and 89-1417PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALKER, Circuit Judge:

This appeal follows the defendants’ third trial in the Eastern District of New York on charges of participating in a widespread heroin conspiracy, after which they received sentences ranging from fifteen to thirty-five years. Their first convictions resulted in jail sentences ranging from five to eight years. Defendants argue that the imposition of more severe sentences after a successful challenge to their first convictions, albeit by a different judge, violates the Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process. Defendants also ask us to vacate their sentences in an exercise…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. United States v. William BokunCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  2. United States v. Lionel Reifler, Glenn B. Laken, John M. Black, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Walter F. CurranCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  5. Pizarro v. BartlettDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991

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