Legal Opinion
United States v. Lewis
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided May 1, 1991No. CR-1-90-122PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
EDGAR, District Judge.
I
The defendant, James C. Lewis, has been growing marijuana in a barn behind his house. During a search of the premises, law enforcement officials found 86 marijuana plants and 20 marijuana plant “root-balls,” which the defendant admitted were the remnants of marijuana plants that he had cut within the six weeks prior to his arrest.
Mr. Lewis has pled guilty to violating 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), unlawfully manufacturing marijuana, a Schedule I controlled substance. The indictment also alleges a violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B) which does not define a…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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