Legal Opinion
United States v. Gilberto Ocasio, A/K/A Gilberto Ocasio Agosto
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 19, 1990No. 90-1146PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Adding yet another rivulet to the recent cascade of criminal sentencing appeals, defendant-appellant Gilberto Ocasio Agosto (Ocasio) asserts that the district court erred not only in computing the applicable guideline sentencing range (GSR) but also in determining the direction and degree of an ensuing departure from the guidelines. We review his contentions.
1. HOW THE SENTENCE EVENTUATED
Ocasio pled guilty to aiding in the 1989 escape of a federal prisoner, one Orlando Saade-Ballesteros (Saade), from the Rio Piedras State Penitentiary, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 752(a).…
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