Legal Opinion
Thomas Llerena v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1975No. 74-1257PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREWSTER, District Judge:
This appeal challenges the validity of an action taken by the trial court to correct an illegal sentence of appellant for violation of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.
On August 26, 1971, Thomas Llerena, the appellant here, and Amado Lopez were each found guilty by a jury on a count charging them with conspiring with each other to possess cocaine with intent to distribute it, in violation of Title 21, U.S.C., Sec. 841(a)(1). 1 On the following October 5th, Llerena was sentenced to serve eighteen months. Lopez received a longer prison…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Bozza v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States v. BenzSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- In Re BonnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- United States v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1928
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3Cited by49 opinions
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- State v. FraserSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Robert Breest v. Raymond Helgemoe, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- United States v. Terry Wayne Denson, Stephen Orlando and Joseph James Janish, in Re United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. HenryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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