United States v. Fernando Poyato
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
The Government appeals Fernando Poy-ato’s 36-month sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846, and maintaining a marijuana grow house, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 856(a)(1). The relevant convictions carried a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years. However, the district court applied the safety valve, U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2, and sentenced Poyato to 36 months. The district court concluded:
Having listened to the testimony it’s my view the defendant in fact possessed a firearm both in…
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