Legal Opinion

United States v. Pecina

District Court, N.D. Texas

Decided December 13, 1996No. 4:91-cr-00094PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

MAHON, District Judge.

Defendant Jose Louis Pecina has moved, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence. For the following reasons, the Court grants the motion and schedules the case for resentencing.

I. BACKGROUND

Pecina was convicted by a jury on four counts: (1) distribution of cocaine, (2) possession with intent to distribute cocaine, (3) conspiracy to commit the foregoing offenses, and (4) using and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime. In March 1992, the Court sentenced him to a term of imprisonment of 270 months, consisting of…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. United States v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Rutledge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. United States v. Cedric L. RouletteCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United States v. BenbrookCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  2. People v. ChavezColorado Court of Appeals · 2001

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