United States v. Lopez-Aguilar

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.

The defendant pled guilty to a single count of cocaine importation. 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(b)(1)(A). Under § 841(b)(1)(A), he faced a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison. The “safety valve” provision of the 1994 crime act, 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f), permits the court to sentence the defendant under the Guidelines. The Guidelines call for a sentence of between 108 and 135 months.

The defendant and his wife were both arrested; charges against her were dropped. Previously, the couple had made serious and concerted efforts to conceive a child.…