Legal Opinion
United States v. Valencia-Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1999No. 98-20144PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
Valencia pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A)(i) and importation of a controlled substance under 21 U.S.C. § 952(a) and § 960(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). He challenges his sentence because he believed— and the government stipulated he believed — that he was carrying cocaine, when in fact he was carrying heroin, for which he received a longer sentence than if he had been carrying cocaine. We reject all three of Valencia’s challenges to his sentence.
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Valencia’s first argument apparently…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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