Legal Opinion
United States v. Alvarez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1995No. 94-60338 to 94-60340PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:
In this consolidated appeal, defendants-appellants Mateo Alvarez (Alvarez), Julian Torres (Julian), and Jose Luis Torres (Jose) (Defendants) complain of the sentences imposed under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (Guidelines) following their convictions on pleas of guilty to charges of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute marihuana. Defendants argue that the district court erred in not downwardly departing to the extent recommended by the government. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Facts and Proceedings Below
On November 10, 1993, a federal…
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