Legal Opinion
Albernaz v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 9, 1981No. 79-1709PublishedCited by 1,493 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rehnquist
Petitioners were convicted of conspiracy to import marihuana (Count I), in violation of 21 U. S. C. § 963, and conspiracy to distribute marihuana (Count II), in violation of 21 U. S. C. § 846. Petitioners received consecutive sentences on each count. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, affirmed petitioners’ convictions and sentences. United States v. Rodriguez, 612 F. 2d 906 (1980). We granted certiorari to consider whether Congress intended consecutive sentences to be imposed for the violation of these two conspiracy statutes and, if so, whether such…
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