Legal Opinion
United States v. Elvin L. Young, A/K/A Peewee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 29, 1992No. 90-3950PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
The appellant Elvin L. Young (“Young”) appeals the mandatory minimum and non-parolable provisions of his sentence imposed by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. For the reasons that follow, we vacate and remand.
I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
A. Background Facts
Young was the captain of the “Lady Hamilton III.” In March 1987, he and two other individuals, Timothy Lambert and Steven Odstricil, were sailing in the Yucatan Channel near Cozumel, Mexico, when they were spotted and boarded by U.S. Coast Guard officers. After telling the officers that he…
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