Legal Opinion
United States v. Martinez-Zayas
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 31, 1988No. Nos. 87-1749, 87-1756 and 88-5143PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
When it enacted the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, Congress provided that any person convicted of an offense under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a) (1982) involving more than five kilograms of cocaine “shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment which may not be less than 10 years or more than life ...” without parole. See id. § 841(b)(1)(A) (1986 Supp.). Cross-appellant Angelita Martinez-Zayas was convicted of possession with intent to distribute twelve kilograms of cocaine, a violation of § 841(a). The district court determined that although Martinez-Zayas fell…
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3Cited by52 opinions
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