Legal Opinion
United States v. Felino Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 15, 1989No. 88-3604PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILBURN, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Felino Rodriguez (“defendant”) appeals his jury conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Defendant also challenges the sentence imposed upon him by the district court, arguing that the court erroneously departed from the sentencing range as established by the United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines (“the Guidelines”). 1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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On December 10, 1987, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging defendant as follows: Count I, knowingly,…
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3Cited by123 opinions
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