UNITED STATES v. CHAGRA

No. 80-1708.

653 F.2d 26 (1981)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Jamiel CHAGRA, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janis M. Berry, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., with whom Edward F. Harrington, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant.

Oscar B. Goodman, Las Vegas, Nev., for appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BREYER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 21, 1981.

BREYER, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a series of "double jeopardy" questions arising out of defendant's conviction in Texas for violating 21 U.S.C. § 848, which imposes heavy penalties upon those who engage in a drug-related "continuing criminal enterprise." Does an indictment under § 848 charge a single continuing offense that encompasses all drug-related felonies that might have been...

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