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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 § 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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  1. U.S. v. Herrera, No. 00-51177 (5th Cir.) (313 F.3d 882) (November 26, 2002) (Per Curiam)
  2. U.S. v. McCoy, No. 01-3052 (D.C. Cir.) (313 F.3d 561) (December 20, 2002) (Judge Stephen F. Williams)
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  4. U.S. v. Clipper, No. 01-3137 (D.C. Cir.) (313 F.3d 605) (December 27, 2002) (Judge Stephen F. Williams)
  5. Ellis v. U.S., No. 01-2055 (1st Cir.) (313 F.3d 636) (December 20, 2002) (Judge Bruce M. Selya)
  6. U.S. v. Pabon-Cruz, No. 01 Cr. 1187 (S.D.N.Y.) (255 F.Supp.2d 200) (February 4, 2003) (Judge Gerard E. Lynch)
  7. U.S. v. Worrell, No. 01-4857 (4th Cir.) (313 F.3d 867) (December 17, 2002) (Judge William B. Jr. Traxler)
  8. U.S. v. Hidalgo, No. CR-01-1011-PHX-FJM (D.Ariz.) (229 F.Supp.2d 961) (November 6, 2002) (Judge Frederick J. Martone)

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