Legal Opinion
United States v. Pitcher
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 10, 2001No. Docket No. 00-1222PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the judgment of the district court be AFFIRMED.
Douglas Pitcher challenges his conviction and sentence in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for conspiracy to import heroin (21 U.S.C. § 963), conspiracy to possess heroin with intent to distribute (21 U.S.C. § 846), and importing heroin (21 U.S.C. § 952).
On appeal, Pitcher admits his participation in these offenses but argues that: 1) he would have pursued a cooperation agreement but for the ineffectiveness of his counsel; 2) counsel…
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