Legal Opinion
United States v. Taylor
District Court, D. Utah
Decided January 14, 1988No. 84-CR-0139APublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALDON J. ANDERSON, Senior District Judge.
On September 27, 1984, defendant was charged with possession with intent to distribute 2,937 grams of cocaine. He was convicted on November 26, 1984 and on January 11, 1985 he was sentenced by this court to eight years imprisonment plus a three-year special parole term, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A).
Defendant now argues that Section 841 was amended effective October 12, 1984, over a month before his conviction, to eliminate the mandatory special parole term for his offense. He claims that the court’s application of the pre-amendment statute…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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