Legal Opinion
United States v. Richard Young Alfaro
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1990No. 89-5634PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Richard Young Alfaro, the defendant, pleaded guilty to distributing 250 grams of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). In this appeal, he challenges the decision of the trial court to increase his sentence level by three for his leadership role, and its finding that he did not accept personal responsibility for his criminal conduct. We affirm.
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On March 21, 1988, Alfaro met with a confidential informant to whom he said that he had ten pounds of methamphetamine to sell and could supply all the cocaine and marijuana one could handle. On March 24th, he again met with…
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