Legal Opinion
United States v. Vargas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 17, 2009No. 08-1377PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Victor Vargas pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. The district court sentenced him to an 87-month term of im-murement.
In this venue, he advances three claims of sentencing error. These claims relate to (i) the court’s refusal to grant a downward role-in-the-offense adjustment; (ii) its ostensible failure sufficiently to consider factors made relevant to the imposition of sentence by 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a); and (iii) a perceived sentencing…
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