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U.S. v. Rodriguez De Varon, No. 96-5421 (11th Cir.) (136 F.3d 740) (March 3, 1998) (Judge John C. Godbold)

Loaded on April 1, 1998 published in Punch and Jurists April 06, 1998
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Drug Courier or "Mule" status.

This case involves another judge who showed blind allegiance to the principle that justice demands eking out the maximum possible penalty, this time even if unsupported by his own prior statements. The defendant was a drug courier "mule" who ingested 70 pellets of heroin before embarking to Miami on a ...

 

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  11. U.S. v. Rodriguez De Varon, No. 96-5421 (11th Cir.) (136 F.3d 740) (March 3, 1998) (Judge John C. Godbold)
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  16. In Re US Currency, $844,520.00, No. 97-2210 (8th Cir.) (136 F.3d 581) (February 19, 1998) (Per Curiam)
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