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U.S. v. Silva-De Hoyos, No. 11-51177 (5th Cir.) (702 F.3d 843) (December 17, 2012) (Judge Priscilla R. Owen)

Loaded on March 5, 2012 published in Punch and Jurists March 05, 2012
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Denial of Federal Benefits.

Here, the Court held that neither possession with intent to distribute a drug, nor importation of an illegal drug, are “drug trafficking offenses” for purposes of denial of Federal benefits to drug traffickers under 21 USC § 862.

In its struggle to beef of America’s perpetual War on Drugs, Congress ...

 

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