Legal Opinion
United States v. Angelos
District Court, D. Utah
Decided November 16, 2004No. 2:02-cr-00708PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER IMPOSING DENYING MOTION TO FIND 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) UNCONSTITUTIONAL, IMPOSING SENTENCE, AND RECOMMENDING EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
CASSELL, District Judge.
Table of Contents
Introduction.1230
I. Factual Background.1231
II. Legislative History and Judicial Interpretation of § 924(c) .1233
1235 III.Mr. Angelos’ Equal Protection Challenge to the Statute.
1235 A. Equal Protection Review of Criminal Statutes.
1235 1. General Equal Protection Principles.
1237 2. The Court’s Obligation to Search for a Rational Basis.
1239 B. The Irrationality of § 924(c) .
1239 1. Mr. Angelos Effectively…
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