Legal Opinion

United States v. Alfonso

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided August 13, 2003No. CRIM.A. 01-10468-WGYPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

YOUNG, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The United States Courts operate the largest drug testing program in America. Its Administrative Office has entered into a lucrative, nationwide, sole-source contract with PharmChem Laboratories, Inc. to provide sweat patches for drug testing. This motion raised important questions about the accuracy of this sweat patch method for drug testing — questions that warrant searching scientific review.

On December 19, 2001, the grand jury returned a four-count indictment against Henry Alfonso III (“Alfonso”), charging him with (1) possession with the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. Lui Kin-Hong, A/K/A Jerry LuiCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  2. Douglas D. Chappee v. George VoseCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  3. Chappee v. Commonwealth of MassachusettsDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1987
  4. United States v. SnyderDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2002
  5. United States v. StumpfDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1999

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. United States v. Brandon Michael LifshitzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  2. United States v. Mark Lou MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. GennacoDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
  4. United States v. Mark Lou MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  5. United States v. MeyerDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2006

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