Lucas v. United States

Lucas v. United States, 410 U.S. 985 (1973)

Court: Supreme Court of the United States
Decided: March 19, 1973
Docket: No. 72-5957
Citations: 410 U.S. 98593 S. Ct. 151236 L. Ed. 2d 1821973 U.S. LEXIS 3050

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C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.

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(correction of illegal sentences was proper even though sentences were increased as a result)

United States v. Turner, 518 F.2d 14 (7th Cir. 1975)
(marijuana properly subject to Congressional control under the Controlled Substances Act)

United States v. Alexander, 673 F.2d 287 (9th Cir. 1982)

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United States v. Hershey Moss614 F.2d 171 (8th Cir. 1980)
United States v. Patrick Henry Earley816 F.2d 1428 (10th Cir. 1987)
United States v. Joseph Samuel Kinsey, United States of America v. Albert Kinsey843 F.2d 383 (9th Cir. 1988)
United States v. James W. Alverson666 F.2d 341 (9th Cir. 1982)
United States v. Robert Castillo, Jr.615 F.2d 878 (9th Cir. 1980)
United States v. Andrew B. Bloom538 F.2d 704 (5th Cir. 1976)

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County of Santa Cruz, Cal. v. Ashcroft279 F. Supp. 2d 1192 (N.D. Cal. 2003)
Seeley v. State940 P.2d 604 (Wash. 1997)
United States v. Genao79 F.3d 1333 (2d Cir. 1996)
United States v. Joseph Samuel Kinsey, United States of America v. Albert Kinsey843 F.2d 383 (9th Cir. 1988)
German v. United States525 A.2d 596 (D.C. 1987)
United States v. Patrick Henry Earley816 F.2d 1428 (10th Cir. 1987)

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