Legal Opinion
United States v. Domingo Mercedes Mercedes
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 10, 2005No. 04-2490PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Domingo Mercedes Mercedes entered a guilty plea to a single-count indictment charging possession with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. See 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The district court sentenced him to serve a 120-month incarcerative term — the mandatory minimum for such an offense. See id. § 841(b)(1)(A)®. This appeal followed. In it, the appellant asserts that (i) the comments of both the district court (through the magistrate judge) and his former counsel regarding his potential eli gibility for the so-called safety valve were…
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