Legal Opinion
United States v. Montoya
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 27, 1995No. 94-1666 to 94-1668PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
The three appellants in this case — Marco Villegas, Guillermo Montoya and John Berio Montoya — were indicted for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and for possession with intent to distribute. 21 U.S.C. §§ 841, 846. After guilty pleas, they were sentenced to mandatory minimum terms of 10 years’ imprisonment, as well as supervised release and the ordinary special assessment. They appeal their sentences on the ground that the government manipulated upward the amount of cocaine for which they were held responsible.
The underlying facts are largely…
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