Legal Opinion

United States v. Sherman Marshall

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided September 12, 1973No. 71-1801PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant was convicted on January 25, 1971, of violations of the narcotics statutes that were in effect prior to the Comprehensive Drug Abuse and Control Act of 1970 — namely, 21 U.S.C. § 174; 26 U.S.C. § 4704(a); 26 U.S.C. § 4705(a). The counts related to transfers of narcotics on February 19, 1971 and March 31, 1970. Appellant was sent for evaluation of possible sentencing under the Narcotic Addict Rehabilitation Act (NARA), but the pertinent institutions recommended against NARA disposition. On March 20, 1972, he was sentenced to a mandatory five year term for the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Jones v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Bradley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Arciniega v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. United States v. Raymond MooreCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Warden v. MarreroSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. United States v. Clifton S. HairstonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  3. Hector S. Amaya v. U. S. Board of ParoleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. People v. PratherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  5. United States Ex Rel. Ross v. WARDEN, MARION PEN.District Court, E.D. Illinois · 1973

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