Legal Opinion
United States v. Dyer
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 30, 1990No. Crim. 90-00183-APublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
The government’s original 302 Count, sixty-nine-page indictment against alleged drug paraphernalia manufacturers, distributors and retailers, and their trade association represents one of the first criminal prosecutions in the nation under the Mail Order Drug Paraphernalia Act, 21 U.S.C. § 857. 1 Not surprisingly, then, this prosecution raises questions, unresolved in this circuit, concerning the construction and constitutionality of this law. Recorded here is the Court’s resolution of these and other issues raised by the parties’ pre-trial motions.…
2Cases cited81 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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