Legal Opinion
United States v. Caroline Oyibo Ekwunoh
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 17, 1993No. 69, Docket 93-1075PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Caroline Ekwunoh pled guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) (1988) and 841(b)(l)(A)(i) (1988 & Supp. IV 1992). Judge Weinstein sentenced her to 60 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by five years supervised release. United States v. Ekwunoh, 813 F.Supp. 168 (E.D.N.Y.1993). He refused to impose the mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years applicable to offenses involving more than one kilogram of heroin because he found that Ekwunoh reasonably believed that she…
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