Legal Opinion

United States v. Cruz

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 6, 1997No. 96-2270PublishedCited by 50 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge:

Juan Diego Cruz was convicted of conspiring to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and was sentenced to 120 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, he claims that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. He also challenges his sentence, arguing that the district court erred in refusing to grant him an offense level decrease pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(b)(4) 1 and the safety valve provision, 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) and U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2, 2 and a base level offense adjustment for acceptance of responsibility pursuant…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Yvonne N. AJUGWO, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. Robert Arrington, Jacqueline K. Burch, A/K/A Jacqueline Sullivan, and Howard "Moose" BakerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  3. United States v. Gwendolyn FossettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  4. United States v. Shakiru Adu, A/K/A Alhaji ShakiruCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Miranda SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. United States v. Arturo Carillo-AyalaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
  2. United States v. Jerome Wayne JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. Floyd Maurice Wilson, A/K/A Chinky, United States of America v. Floyd Maurice Wilson, A/K/A ChinkyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Arunas MilkintasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Pedro OrtizCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1997

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