Legal Opinion
United States v. Fundador Cotts, Victor Fernandez, and Carlos Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 7, 1994No. 92-4121, 92-4127 and 93-1048PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
After a jury found them guilty of various drug and gun offenses, Fundador Cotts, Victor Fernandez and Carlos Rodriguez were sentenced under the Sentencing Guidelines to lengthy prison terms. Dissatisfied with their lot, these men have raised various challenges to the district court’s application of the Guidelines in their respective cases. Because we find no error in any of the district court’s sentencing-related determinations, we affirm.
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All the convictions in this case stem from a rather elaborate and quite successful government sting operation. Through the help of a…
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