Legal Opinion
United States v. Gamboa-Cardenas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 8, 2007No. 05-50151, 05-50152, 05-50188, 05-50153, 05-50187, 05-50154PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*494MILAN D. SMITH, JR., Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we consider whether the safety valve provision of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) applies to defendants convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine on board a vessel, in violation of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act, § 3, 46 App. U.S.C. § 1903 (repealed 2006).1 We hold that the safety valve is unavailable to defendants convicted under 46 App. U.S.C. § 1903.2 Therefore, we vacate the sentences of Carlos Hernando Gamboa-Cardenas, Jaimen Barahona-Es-tupinan and Edgar Cuero-Aragon, and we remand for resentencing without the safety valve.…
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