United States v. Liranzo

MEMORANDUM

STANTON, District Judge.

Defendant Josefina Melendez Liranzo was arrested in the Port Authority bus terminal in possession of approximately a kilogram of cocaine. The bus terminal is within 1,000 feet of the Holy Cross School, a private elementary school. She was charged with possessing cocaine with intent to distribute it, within 1,000 feet of a school, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 845a(a) (the “schoolyard” statute). The evidence makes clear beyond doubt that defendant did not intend to distribute the cocaine within 1,000 feet of the Holy Cross School, but rather was taking it to…