Legal Opinion
United States v. Sierra-Garcia
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided March 18, 1991No. CR-90-0891PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GLASSER, District Judge:
The defendant Sierra-Garcia moves pursuant to Rule 12(b), Fed.R.Crim.P., and pursuant to the Due Process and Double Jeopardy clauses of the Fifth Amendment, for an order dismissing the indictment on the following grounds: (1) Counts 2-4 and 6-8 are multiplicitous; (2) Counts 5 and 9 are multiplicitous; (3) Counts 1-4 and 6-8 fail to state cognizable offenses, and (4) 18 U.S.C. § 1956 is unconstitutionally vague.
The essence of his claim that Counts 2-4 and 6-8 are multiplicitous can be clearly understood with the provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 1956 in…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by15 opinions
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