United States v. Efren Herrera-Soto

Appellant Efren Herrera-Soto appeals from an order, entered by the district court on February 10, 1992, imposing mandatory detention pending appeal of his criminal conviction. The district court, however, stayed the execution of the detention order pending this court’s resolution of the appellant’s challenge to the order.

Herrera-Soto was convicted by a jury on August 7, 1991 of conspiring to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1990), and using telephones to facilitate drug distribution, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b) (1990). The district court sentenced Herrera-Soto to 63…