Legal Opinion
United States v. Petty
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1993No. Nos. 90-30291 to 90-30294PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Robert M. Petty, Melvin L. DeWitt, Pasqual Debraine and Jordan Rodrigues Quintal, Jr. challenge the use of a coconspirator’s post-arrest statement against them at the sentencing phase of the criminal process. Other issues involving these defendants have been dealt with in an unpublished memorandum disposition. A separate sentencing issue raised by Petty and Quintal is dealt with in a separate opinion filed herewith.
The issue dealt with in this opinion is novel: In sentencing under the Sentencing Guidelines, may the court rely on the sworn, post-arrest…
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