Legal Opinion
United States v. Cardenas
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 31, 1973No. 72-CR-1323PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ZAVATT, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM
After a trial to a jury, the defendant was found guilty on January 11, 1973 of all three counts of the indictment which charged her (a passenger aboard Avian-ca Flight 54 from Colombia, South America) with having unlawfully possessed and brought into the United States, on December 6, 1972, 419 grams of 57 % pure cocaine. An expert witness testified that when cut three times, this cocaine would have a street value of $163,000.00.
When the jury returned its verdicts, the defendant’s attorney advised the court of the defendant’s desire to be sentenced immediately,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Earl French Cox, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. William T. CoefieldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- United States v. Reuben T. WardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- United States v. David Mitchell JarrattCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. CardenasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973