Legal Opinion

United States v. Harvey

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 3, 2011No. 11-50268PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:

Roshaja Harvey appeals from the district court’s order finding him in violation of his conditions of supervised release based upon his use of marijuana. He asserts that because he had a recommendation from a physician to use marijuana in California pursuant to the California Compassionate Use Act of 1996, 1 he did not violate the possession prohibition 2 of the Federal Controlled Substances Act. 3

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 18 U.S.C. § 3742. We review the district court’s decision to revoke a term of supervised release for abuse of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. United States v. Douglas Keith CadeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  2. United States v. PerezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. HarveyDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2011

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Jane Doe No. 14 v. Internet Brands, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2016
  2. Gaetan H. Bourgoin v. Twin Rivers Paper Company, LLCSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2018
  3. United States v. JohnsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2017
  4. United States v. John Edward SchostagCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. Jeffrey HilgerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013

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