Legal Opinion
United States v. Edgar Rolando Palomo
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1993No. 92-2542PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Having pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine, Edgar Rolando Palomo challenges both his conviction and sentence, contending that the Government breached the plea agreement by refusing to conduct a debriefing interview, and that the district court erred in calculating his sentence under the Sentencing Guidelines. We AFFIRM.
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In April 1990, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) identified Palomo’s father as the organizer of a Guatemalan-based cocaine smuggling operation. Later, DEA agents discovered…
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