U.S. v. MERAZ

No. 92-3624.

998 F.2d 182 (1993)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Diane B. MERAZ, a/k/a R. Mena, Arturo A. Garcia, a/k/a Chris Garcia, George T. Millward, Theodore F. Stremp.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Corbett, Jr., U.S. Atty., Bonnie R. Schlueter (argued), Asst. U.S. Atty., Pittsburgh, PA, for appellant.

Thomas S. White, Federal Public Defender, Karen S. Gerlach (argued), Asst. Federal Public Defender, Pittsburgh, PA, for appellee Meraz.

Before: COWEN, ROTH, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROTH, Circuit Judge.

I.

Diane Meraz was convicted in 1992 of a federal drug offense. Federal statute provides for enhanced sentencing for repeat drug offenders whose prior convictions have become final. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(B). Meraz was previously convicted on two felony drug charges in New Mexico in 1989. The New Mexico court deferred Meraz's sentence for a two-year...

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