Legal Opinion
Rene Vandenades v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 21, 1975No. 75-1511PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
In January of 1972 appellant Rene Vandenades was indicted by a federal grand jury for violations of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. §§ 801 et seq. The alleged transgressions entailed his possession of some eleven pounds of pure heroin and six and one-half pounds of cocaine. Vandenades decided to plead guilty to counts one and four of the indictment, which charged him with possession with intent to distribute (§ 841(a)(1)) and conspiracy (§ 846). He was given a ten year sentence and a three year special parole term on each count,…
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