United States v. Santillan

Judge POOLER dissents in a separate opinion.

John M. Walker, Jr., Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Hector Santillan appeals his conviction and sentence entered in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Robert W. Sweet, J .) following a jury trial. Santillan was convicted of participating in a conspiracy to distribute or possess with intent to distribute heroin, oxycodone, and cocaine, and distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. He was sentenced to 151 months' imprisonment.

Santillan's primary argument on appeal is…