Legal Opinion
United States v. Giuseppe Vito "Joe" Siciliano
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1992No. 91-3811PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Giuseppe Vito “Joe” Siciliano, a former law enforcement officer and prison guard, appeals his sentence for drug offenses involving the prison; and the main issue is whether an upward departure for placing the prison security at risk is reasonable, in light of his having also received an increase in his sentence for abuse of a position of trust. We AFFIRM.
I
Siciliano was a sheriff’s deputy, serving as a guard at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On March 27, 1991, as earlier agreed, he sold to an undercover agent, for $200, an ounce of…
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