U.S. v. Gomez, No. 96-1074, No. 191 (2nd Cir.) (103 F.3d 249) (January 7, 1997) (Judge Wilfred Feinberg)
Loaded on Feb. 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
February 10, 1997
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Here the Court held that a lack of financial capacity to purchase drugs in question is irrelevant for sentencing purposes, since the defense only applies where the defendant is accused of selling - not purchasing - drugs.
One of the issues raised in this case was whether a …
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