Legal Opinion

United States v. Juan Morales-Uribe

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 18, 2006No. 06-1855PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Juan Morales-Uribe pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(b)(1)(A). After determining a total offense level of 31 and an advisory guidelines sentencing range of 108 to 135 months, the district court sentenced Morales-Uribe to 60 months’ imprisonment, approximately 44 percent below the bottom of the advisory range. For the reasons stated below, we vacate Morales-Uribe’s sentence and remand for resentencing.

I. BACKGROUND

On January 25, 2005, law enforcement officers from the Mid-Iowa Narcotics…

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