Legal Opinion
United States v. Melendez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 23, 2002No. 18-1969PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
A jury convicted Junito “Junior” Melendez of aiding and abetting the distribution of cocaine base, being a juvenile in possession of a firearm, and possession of cocaine base with the intent to distribute. Melendez was sentenced to 135 months of imprisonment. He now contends that the district court erred in denying his motions to suppress and to sever the first two counts of the indictment from the third. 1 He also alleges error in sentencing: specifically, that the district court should have departed downward from the sentencing guidelines due to his minimal or…
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