Legal Opinion
United States v. Julio La Guardia, United States of America v. Eredia Josefa Jimenez-Minalla
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 25, 1990No. 89-1620, 89-1655PublishedCited by 165 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e) (1988) and section 5K1.1 of the federal sentencing guidelines. 1 We hold that the contested provisions, while perhaps of dubious merit, do not deprive defendants of any constitutional entitlement.
I. BACKGROUND
In mid-1988, a 5-count indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico against appellants Julio LaGuardia, Eredia Josefa Jimenez-Minalla (Jimenez), and a third codefendant with regard to the importation of nearly 200 kilograms of cocaine. The defendants were charged with violating 21…
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