Legal Opinion
United States v. Garrido
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1993No. Nos. 92-2925, 92-2975, 92-3016 and 92-3197PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a conspiracy to distribute marijuana. All four defendants were found guilty after a jury trial, and appeal, raising several claims of error at trial and at sentencing. We affirm the majority of issues. However, we vacate the sentences and remand for resentencing, finding error in the marijuana quantities used to determine the offense levels.
I. BACKGROUND
Detective Ron Pauley, who worked for the MEG Unit, a narcotics law enforcement team in St. Louis County, Missouri, arranged with defendant Jose Valenzuela-Valles (Valenzuela) to purchase marijuana in…
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