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United States v. Sutton

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided July 22, 1997No. Crim. 96-469(WGB)PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BASSLER, District Judge:

I. BACKGROUND

This matter is before the Court for the sentencing of Julio Enrique Sutton.

Mr. Sutton pled guilty to one count of importing heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 960(a)(1). These statutes carry a mandatory minimum of 60 months imprisonment.

During the summer of 1996, Mr. Sutton obtained a passport and airline tickets to Cali, Columbia in order to obtain heroin to smuggle into the United States. Mr. Sutton expected to be paid $16.50 for each gram of heroin he smuggled. (Presentence Report ¶ 8).

Mr. Sutton returned to Newark International…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. SalernoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. United States v. Mirna Rivera, United States v. Robert AdamoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  4. Alexander A. Artway v. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Attorney General of New Jersey and Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, in No. 95-5157. Alexander A. Artway v. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey the Superintendent of New Jersey State Police Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey in No. 95-5194. Alexander A. Artway v. The Attorney General of the State of New Jersey Chief of Police of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey the Superintendent of New Jersey State Police Alexander A. Artway, in No. 95-5195Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Jorge RestrepoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. Angela Nolan-CooperCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  2. United States v. Dwayne StevensCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  3. United States v. PressleyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  4. United States v. ShahDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
  5. Rosa v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001

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