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· 8/4/1999

United States v. Gomez-Ortiz

Citations

  • 62 F. Supp. 2d 508
  • 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12167
  • 1999 WL 592642

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding that a Massachusetts misdemeanor conviction for possession with intent to distribute marijuana was not a “drug trafficking crime,” because it was a misdemeanor under state law
  • “The First Circuit was clear that the Sentencing Guidelines equate a criminal record with the actual convictions. The Circuit looks to the law under which the defendant was convicted, rather than to the defendant’s criminal conduct.”

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Judges: Lagueux

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