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United States v. Petros

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided September 10, 1990No. Crim. 89-CR-20074-BCPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROSEN, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the Motion of Defendant Wisam “Sammy” Pet-ros for an order declaring his prior state controlled substance plea taken under M.C.L. § 333.7411, the Michigan “First Offender Statute”, invalid for purposes of the enhanced penalty provisions of 21 U.S.C. § 841. Both the Defendant and the Government have filed briefs on this issue, which the Court has read.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Wisam “Sammy” Petros was charged in two counts of a 19-count Indictment in November 1989. Petros was charged with conspiracy to distribute…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. United States v. Robert L. Lippner, Jr. And James Buddy WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  3. United States v. Allen, John BrettCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
  4. United States v. Fernando MoralesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  5. United States v. Thomas D. GaertnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. United States v. Howard Quinton CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
  3. United States v. Lem HughesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. Mike CoffeltCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2014
  5. United States v. Diane B. Meraz, A/K/A R. Mena, Arturo A. Garcia, A/K/A Chris Garcia, George T. Millward, Theodore F. StrempCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993

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