Legal Opinion
United States v. Abel Casarez-Bravo, D.C. No
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1999No. 98-50450PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge: '
Abel Casarez-Bravo claims that the district court improperly sentenced him as a career offender under the .United States Sentencing Guidelines' based on non-qualifying predicate convictions under California law for “sale/transportation of marijuana.” We agree and vacate the sentence imposed by the district court.
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Border patrol officers arrested Casarez-Bravo in Jacumba, California, after they discovered that the jeep he was driving contained 443 pounds of marijuana. He was subsequently indicted for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute under 21 U.S.C. §…
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