Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Quick
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 6, 1983No. 83 Civ. 118(MEL)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
Marcos Rivera seeks a writ of habeas corpus based on the alleged unconstitutionality of his sentence. Because Rivera’s claims are without merit, his petition is denied.
Rivera pled guilty to two counts of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the Second Degree, a Class A-II felony, on April 23, 1979, in the Supreme Court of New York County. New York Penal Law (“N.Y.P.L.”) § 220.41 (McKinney’s 1980). On July 13, 1979, Rivera was sentenced to two concurrent terms of seven and a half years to life. Subsequent to Rivera’s sentencing, the minimum statutory sentence for a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- John Eldon Smith, or Anthony Isalldo MacHetti v. Charles Balkcom, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- John Eldon Smith, or Anthony Isalldo MacHetti v. Charles Balkcom, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Reese v. BaraDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Warren v. HoganDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
3Cited by7 opinions
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- DeArmas v. New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
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