Legal Opinion
United States v. Alves
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 25, 1988No. Crim. A. 88-11-MA, 87-341-MAPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MAZZONE, District Judge.
The defendants in the above captioned cases have filed essentially similar motions to declare the Sentencing Reform Act, 28 U.S.C. § 991 et seq. unconstitutional, and the sentencing guidelines promulgated under it invalid and inapplicable to their cases. The defendant, Alves, was charged with five counts of bank robbery, each allegedly occurring after November 1, 1987. If convicted, Alves will be subject to the sentencing guidelines. The defendant, Ladd, was convicted after jury trial of one count of receiving counterfeit United States notes, also…
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