Legal Opinion
United States v. DeRoover
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 16, 1999No. CR 98 965 (JBW)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM, ORDER
WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge.
Coming from Amsterdam via Paris, Johanna DeRoover was apprehended at John F. Kennedy Airport with slightly less than a kilogram of heroin concealed in her clothing. Almost immediately she agreed to assist in a controlled delivery; it was unsuccessful, leading to a denial of a 5K1 letter by the government for cooperation that would have authorized a virtually unreviewable downward departure.
The Guideline offense level has been properly computed as 21, requiring a custodial sentence of 37 to 46 months. Any downward departure is opposed by the…
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