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U.S. v. Herrera, No. 00-51177 (5th Cir.) (313 F.3d 882) (November 26, 2002) (Per Curiam)

Loaded on Jan. 1, 2003 published in Punch and Jurists January 20, 2003
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Unlawful User.

Here, without ever addressing the prior panel's reasoning that a person could not be an unlawful user of drugs for purposes of ยง 922(g)(1) absent frequent use of drugs in large quantities, the Court reinstated the conviction on highly technical grounds.

The defendant in this case, Ismael Herrera, was convicted ...

 

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