Legal Opinion
United States v. Pokuaa
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided January 31, 1992No. 91 CR 967PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge:
Defendant Lucy Pokuaa pled guilty to importing heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a). She had been arrested when she disembarked at John F. Kennedy Airport. There it was discovered that she had swallowed balloons containing about 92 grams of heroin prior to boarding the plane in Nigeria. She was in custody for six weeks before the court authorized her release pending sentencing.
The defendant is a 23-year-old Ghanaian who is a resident alien in this country. She has an 8-year-old son living with her mother in Ghana and is separated from the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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3Cited by4 opinions
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