Legal Opinion
United States v. Marrero Rivera
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 9, 1997No. 97-1051PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant José A. Marrero Rivera (“Mar-rero”) contends that the district court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, see Fed.R.Crim.P. 32(e), and miscalculated the quantity of cocaine for which he was held criminally responsible at sentencing. We affirm the district court judgment.
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BACKGROUND
Appellant Marrero, owner and operator of a small “cafeteria,” employed one Jesús Flette Hidalgo (“Flette”). 1 After unwittingly negotiating with undercover DEA agents and a confidential informant, Flette agreed to supply them with ten kilograms of cocaine, then…
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