Legal Opinion
United States v. Saxon Hugh Hatchett, John Edward Soto, Rafael Soto, and Simon Soto
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1991No. 90-8030PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue before us is whether the defendants’ socioeconomic status was a factor in sentencing. Because we can not conclude that it was not, we VACATE the defendants’ sentences and REMAND.
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Saxon Hatchett, John Soto, Rafael (a/k/a Ralph) Soto, and Simon Soto pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance(s). 1 The Government’s factual bases for the pleas revealed that in April 1989, Hatchett contacted, and he and John Soto met with, an undercover officer, concerning the officer attempting to recover several thousand…
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