Legal Opinion
United States v. Quinones
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 10, 2002No. Docket Nos. 02-1403(L), 02-1405(Con)PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge:
We consider here a challenge to the constitutionality of the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 (“FDPA”), Pub.L. No. 103-322, Title VI, §§ 60001-60026, 108 Stat.1959 (Sept. 13, 1994) (codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 3591-3598).
Defendants Alan Quinones and Diego Rodriguez were indicted for, inter alia, murder in aid of racketeering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1959(a)(1) and 2. Shortly thereafter, the Government filed notices of its intention to seek the death penalty against them. In response, Quinones and Rodriguez filed a motion to strike the death penalty notices…
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