United States v. John James Connolly

BARNES, Senior Circuit Judge:

I. Factual Background Prior to June 1st, 1979.

Appellant was convicted in 1972 in the District Court of the Central District of California on two counts of the possession of cocaine (a controlled substance), with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). 1 At the bench trial, appellant was sentencéd to two concurrent five year terms, but was not given a mandatory special parole term as required by 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A). 2

Appellant appealed his conviction to this Court. His conviction was affirmed. 3 Appellant sought certiorari from the Supreme…