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Ray v. United States, 481 U.S. 736 (1987)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Ray v. United States, 481 U.S. 736 (1987)
Ray v. United States No. 86-281 Argued April 28, 1987 Decided May 18, 1987 481 U.S. 736
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR
THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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Upon his convictions for one count of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, petitioner was sentenced to concurrent prison terms on all three counts and to concurrent special parole terms on the two possession counts. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conspiracy conviction and one of the possession convictions, but, applying the so-called "concurrent sentence doctrine," declined to review the second possession conviction because the sentences on the two possession counts were concurrent.
Held: The judgment below is vacated, and the case is remanded for the Court of Appeals to consider petitioner’s challenge to his second possession conviction. Since, in addition to the concurrent prison and parole terms, the District Court imposed a $50 assessment on petitioner on each count pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3013 (1982 ed., Supp. III), and since petitioner’s liability to pay the total $150 assessment depends on the validity of each of his three convictions, petitioner is not in fact serving concurrent sentences.
791 F.2d 929, vacated and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Ray v. United States, 481 U.S. 736 (1987) in 481 U.S. 736 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=54FRZAG75YEWBJ9.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Ray v. United States, 481 U.S. 736 (1987), in 481 U.S. 736, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=54FRZAG75YEWBJ9.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Ray v. United States, 481 U.S. 736 (1987). cited in 1987, 481 U.S. 736. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=54FRZAG75YEWBJ9.
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