1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 544 F.2d
  5. 544 F.2d 1162 (1976)
 

UNITED STATES v. CRUZ

No. 343, Docket 76-1337.

544 F.2d 1162 (1976)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Nelson CRUZ, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 10, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin Zelermyer, New York City (Morrison, Paul, Stillman & Beiley, New York City), for appellant.

Allen R. Bentley, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City (Robert B. Fiske, Jr., U. S. Atty. for the Southern District of New York, Frederick T. Davis, Asst. U. S. Atty., New York City, of counsel), for appellee.

Before SMITH, OAKES and TIMBERS, Circuit Judges.

J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Nelson Cruz appeals from the denial by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Marvin E. Frankel, Judge, of his motion to reduce the sentence of two years' confinement that he received under the Federal Youth Corrections Act ("the Act"), 18 U.S.C. § 5005 et seq. We find this sentence to be illegal under the Act, vacate the sentence and remand to the district court for resentencing.

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases