Legal Opinion
United States v. Davis
District Court, C.D. California
Decided June 30, 1989No. CR 88-36(a) JSLPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LETTS, District Judge.
The issue presented by this case is whether the Sentencing Guidelines, 18 U.S. C.A. §§ 3551-3742 (West 1985 & Supp. 1989) and 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 991-998 (West Supp.1989) (the “Guidelines”), can be applied without violating the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment. This court holds that they cannot.
FACTS
On October 25,1988, a federal jury found defendant Greg Davis and three co-defendants, Alfredo Chavaria-Castaneda, Robert Acevedes-Ramirez and Moisés Negron, Jr., guilty of conspiracy and other crimes arising out of their attempt to purchase cocaine. 1…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Mistretta v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- McMillan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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3Cited by25 opinions
- United States v. WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- United States v. George Terzado-MadrugaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Edwin Sanchez, United States of America v. Gregorio Rosario, United States of America v. Rafael SanchezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. Hector Martin RamosCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. John Stephen WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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