UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jorge Ramon NEWBALL MAY, Calbot Reid-Dilbert, Rudolph Randolph Meighan, Defendants-Appellants. No. 19-13114 United States v. Newball May, 846 F. App’x 831 (11th Cir. 2021) (February 24, 2021) Appeals from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, D.C. Docket No. 8:18-cr-00594-SCB-JSS-3 Before WILSON, ROSENBAUM, and GRANT, Circuit Judges. Opinion…
Author: Sean Gajewski
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First Circuit Rules Safety-Valve Provision Did Not Apply to MDLEA
Take-away: At time of defendant’s sentencing in June 2018, the statutory safety-valve provision, which allowed relief from statutory mandatory minimum sentences, did not apply to offenses under the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA). This case stems a December 11, 2017 interdiction by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The USCG intercepted a go-fast vessel in the…
United States v. De La Cruz, — F.3d —- (1st Cir. May 26, 2021)
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ángel DE LA CRUZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 18-1710 May 26, 2021 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO, [Hon. Francisco A. Besosa, U.S. District Judge] Opinion LYNCH, Circuit Judge. Ángel De la Cruz and two others were intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard…
Welcome to MDLEA!
Welcome to my new blog about the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (MDLEA). The goal of this blog is to track recent court decisions that cite to the MDLEA. I will try to provide both full decisions and summary of cases as I continue to study and litigate one of the United States’ furthest-reaching and…