Legal Opinion
United States v. Kupa
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 9, 2013No. 11-CR-345PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STATEMENT OF REASONS
JOHN GLEESON, District Judge.
A. Preliminary Statement
Mandatory minimum sentences for drug trafficking offenses have gotten a lot of attention lately. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. recently announced a new “Department Policy on Charging Mandatory Minimum Sentences and Recidivist Enhancements in Certain Drug Cases” (the “2013 Holder Policy”).1 The new policy *418limits the circumstances in which United States Attorneys can properly invoke these harsh mandatory sentences. It has the potential to reduce significantly both the unfairness and the unnecessary expense caused by…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- United States v. CalandraSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Lafler v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Missouri v. FryeSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. HollowayDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2014
- State v. Michael RondeauSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
- State v. Michael RondeauSupreme Court of Vermont · 2016
- TELLO v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2019
- United States v. Norman KerrCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
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