United States v. Mena

Memorandum and Judgment

WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge:

A substantial downward departure under the Sentencing Guidelines is required for the reasons set forth below.

Defendant, a thirty-two year-old citizen of the Dominican Republic, pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of sections 841(b)(1)(C) and 846 of title 21 of the United States Code.

Defendant was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. He attended school through the sixth grade, met with little academic success, and dropped out at the age of fourteen to obtain a job. He…