Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Brown v. United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Brown v. United States Dist. Court for the W. Dist. of La., 537 U.S. 961 (2002)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2002-10-15
Topic
general

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  • holding that defendant could only be convicted of single act of possession for simultaneous possession of multiple packages of cocaine
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537 U.S. 961

BROWN
v.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.

No. 02-6105.

Supreme Court of United States.

October 15, 2002.

1

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.

2

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 46 Fed. Appx. 732.