Legal Opinion
United States v. Octavio Carreon, and Armando Melendez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1994No. 92-8682PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
The central legal issue in this appeal is whether “relevant conduct” as defined in § lB1.3(a)(l)(B) of the Sentencing Guidelines includes conduct occurring before a criminal defendant joins a conspiracy.
Defendant-Appellants Armando Melendez and Octavio Carreon were convicted of conspiring to import more than 100 kilograms of marihuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960, and 963. Carreon was also convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marihuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841 and 846, and of bribing a public official in…
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