Legal Opinion
Ordaz-Machado v. Rivkind
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided September 21, 1987No. 87-6406-CIVPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FINAL ORDER
GONZALEZ, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE has come before the court upon the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus of petitioner Lazara Ordaz-Machado. Petitioner is a native and citizen of Cuba who entered the United States by boat at or near Key West, Florida. The petitioner was paroled into the United States pursuant to § 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1182(d)(5)(A).
On December 21, 1983, an information was filed against petitioner in Broward County, Florida, for possession of 45 pounds of cannabis. Petitioner was convicted and sentenced to a term of 21 months…
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