Legal Opinion
United States v. Victor M. Rivera and Mario Heredia, AKA "Nacho,"
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 22, 1993No. 92-4009, 93-1006PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
This drug conspiracy case raises two distinctive issues, among others, for our review: (1) whether the district court abused its discretion by refusing to order the government to disclose one defendant’s plea negotiation statement to his codefendant; and (2) whether currency seized from members of a drug conspiracy can be converted to its drug equivalent and used to calculate a defendant’s base offense level for sentencing purposes. We answer these questions no and yes, respectively. Further, we find the defendants’ other challenges unpersuasive and affirm both…
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