Legal Opinion
United States v. Pitera
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided May 26, 1992No. CR 90-0424(RR)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
RAGGI, District Judge:
Count Three of the pending indictment against Thomas Pitera charges him with violating 21 U.S.C. § 848(e)(1)(A), a crime for which the maximum possible sentence is death. Defendant’s constitutional challenges to the death penalty are addressed in a separate memorandum and order filed today.
As discussed in that memorandum, the government is required by law to advise defendant in advance of trial of the statutory and non-statutory aggravating factors on which it will rely in urging a jury to recommend a death sentence. 21 U.S.C. § 848(h)(1). The…
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