Legal Opinion
Bifulco v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 16, 1980No. 79-5010PublishedCited by 703 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
The issue presented in this case is whether § 406 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of *3831970 (Act), 84 Stat. 1265, 21 U. S. C. § 846,1 authorizes a sentencing court to impose a term of special parole upon a defendant who is convicted of conspiracy to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance.
I
Section 406 provides:
“Any person who attempts or conspires to commit any offense defined in this title is punishable by imprisonment or fine or both which may not exceed the maximum punishment prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Whalen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Iannelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. TimmreckSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by703 opinions
- Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Albernaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Moskal v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Gozlon-Peretz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Manuel Concepcion, Roberto Aponte, and Nelson FriasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
698 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.