Legal Opinion
United States v. Eduardo Pena
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 18, 1994No. 1634, Docket 93-1890PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Eduardo Pena appeals from a sentence imposed by Judge Amon following a plea of guilty to postal robbery with a dangerous weapon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2114 (1988). On appeal, Pena contends that the district court utilized the wrong criteria for determining his culpability for purposes of a downward adjustment for role in the offense.
On March 8,1993, appellant Eduardo Pena and another man, Jose Diaz, walked into a post office and demanded money from a postal clerk. When the clerk failed to understand the command, Pena drew a semi-automatic handgun from his…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. Hugo Lopez, Juan Trujillo and Hernando VasquezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
- United States v. David CaruthCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by16 opinions
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