Legal Opinion
United States v. Escobar-Urrego
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 1, 1997No. 95-5063PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Senior Circuit Judge:
Alvaro Escobar-Urrego pleaded guilty to importing liquified cocaine into this country. At his sentencing, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Ungaro-Benages, decided that Escobar-Urrego had imported 2,036 grams of usable cocaine and sentenced Escobar-Urrego accordingly. See United States v. Rolande-Gabriel, 938 F.2d 1231 (11th Cir.1991) (sentences for drug offenders to be based' on “usable” quantity of drugs possessed by defendant). After Escobar-Ur-rego was sentenced, the United States Sentencing Guidelines (Guidelines) were…
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