Legal Opinion
United States v. Delvalle
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 11, 1997No. 95 CR 1120(JBW)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum and Judgment
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge:
Defendant was arrested in mid-November 1995 at John F. Kennedy International Airport for attempting to assist in the retrieval of five suitcases containing 79.8 kilograms of cocaine. He pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of sections 841(b)(1)(B) and 846 of title 21 of the United States Code. A substantial downward departure is required for reasons set out below.
I. Facts
The second eldest of five siblings, defendant, now 31 years old, was born in East Rutherford, New Jersey. He lived there…
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