Legal Opinion
United States v. Carlton Wilfred Webster
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1993No. 90-50699PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Per curiam
Carlton Webster was arrested at Los An-geles Airport with two gallons of phencycli-dine (PCP) in his suitcase. A jury found Webster guilty of possession with intent to distribute PCP in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). At sentencing, Webster claimed he was only a courier and not a principal, and requested either a downward adjustment or a downward departure. The district court denied both.
I. Downward Departure. 1
Webster relies on United States v. Valdez-Gonzalez, 957 F.2d 643 (9th Cir.1992), which held a downward departure for a drug courier may be appropriate because “the [limited] role…
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