Legal Opinion
United States v. Mary Elizabeth Harrison
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1990No. 89-7114PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Mary Harrison, along with four other individuals, was indicted in February of 1989. The indictment named Harrison in four of the seven counts. On August 22, 1989, Harrison pleaded guilty to count five, which charged her with a controlled-substance violation. 21 U.S.C.A. § 841(a)(1) (West 1981). After receiving the presen-tence investigation report, the district court sentenced Harrison to 168 months in prison. Harrison appeals the sentence on several grounds.
I
First, she asserts that the trial court sentenced her under the erroneous impression that it was without authority to depart downward…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Ex Parte United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- United States v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Julio La Guardia, United States of America v. Eredia Josefa Jimenez-MinallaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Robert HuertaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Carland A. Bowser, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Jane DoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
- United States v. AderholtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- United States v. Jeanette Santos A/K/A Jeanette RamosCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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