Legal Opinion
United States v. Casas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 7, 2005No. Nos. 02-1677, 02-1717, 02-1708, 02-1716, 02-1996, 02-1997, 02-2124PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Appellants were convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute approximately 1400 grams of heroin and 9445 kilograms of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. They now challenge their convictions and their sentences. We affirm their convictions but vacate their sentences and remand for re-sentencing.
*29I. Background
On March 21, 1994, Special Agents Jay Stoothoff (“Agent Stoothoff’) of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) and Richard Escalera of the Immigration and Naturalization Service were conducting surveillance at the Luis Muñoz…
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