Legal Opinion
United States v. Melinda Rice A/K/A Melinda Edwards, Melinda Rice
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 17, 1997No. 96-7213PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA
The issue on appeal is whether a general discharge under honorable conditions from the United States Army for cocaine possession bars a subsequent federal criminal prosecution on double jeopardy grounds.
I. Facts and Procedural History
On December 26, 1994, Melinda Rice, a private in the United States Army, attempted to clear United States customs at the Cyril E. King airport in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin islands, en route to the United States. During a routine inspection, a customs agent asked Rice to open a package in her suitcase. The package contained 7.5 lbs. of…
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