Legal Opinion
United States v. Sampson
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 11, 2003No. CR. 01-10384-MLWPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WOLF, District Judge.
I. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY
Defendant Gary Lee Sampson is charged with two counts of carjacking resulting in death in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119(3). The Attorney General has filed a notice of his intention to seek the death penalty.
Sampson has moved to dismiss the death penalty charges against him and also challenges the government’s right to present certain evidence in support of them. Although Sampson raises at least one serious issue, each of his thirteen claims is either without merit or not ripe for resolution. Therefore, his motions to dismiss…
2Cases cited145 opinions
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- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by20 opinions
- United States v. Gary Lee SampsonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
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- State v. AddisonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2013
- United States v. SampsonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
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