Legal Opinion
United States v. Felix
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1996No. Nos. 95-50250, 95-50258PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TRIMBLE, District Judge:
This is an appeal after resentencing. The principal issue is whether the base offense level should have been calculated with reference to the amount of drugs actually processed and delivered, rather than the amount the parties negotiated. We must decide whether an amendment to the Commentary to U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1 should apply retroactively-
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Santos Alvarez Felix, Adolpho Leon Gomez and several co-conspirators were arrested after trying to sell cocaine to FBI undercover officers. The facts precipitating the arrests are straightforward. Felix, who…
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