Legal Opinion
United States v. Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 30, 2003No. 02-1861PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
The issue on this appeal is whether the district court’s refusal to depart downward under the sentencing guidelines is reviewable. Carlos Rodriguez pled guilty on August 29, 2001, to possession of heroin with intent to distribute. 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (2000). In his plea agreement, he admitted making two sales, totaling 16.68 grams of heroin. Because Rodriguez had two prior convictions for drug offenses, he qualified as a career offender under U.S.S.G. § 4B1.1, making his guideline range 161-188 months. If he had not been a career offender, the range would instead have…
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