United States v. Gertrude Ogbondah

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Gertrude Ogbondah appeals from a sentence imposed by Judge Bartels, following the entry of a guilty plea to importation of heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a) and 960(b)(3) (1988). Ogbondah was sentenced to thirty months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release. On appeal, she argues that her case should be remanded because Judge Bartels erroneously believed that he lacked the power to depart downward to account for confusion that led to a two-week loss of sentence credit when Ogbondah was released on bail and immediately taken into Immigration and…