Legal Opinion
United States v. Amaro Calderon-Porras
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1990No. 89-2170PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRORBY, Circuit Judge.
Amaro Calderon-Porras pled guilty to one count of unlawfully and intentionally importing less than fifty kilograms of mari juana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 952(a), and § 960(a)(1) and (b)(4).
Mr. Calderon-Porras appeals only his sentence, asserting that he should have been classified as a “minimal participant” and thus have received a lesser sentence.
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The Sentencing Guidelines provide for decreasing the offense level by four levels if the defendant was a “minimal participant in any criminal activity.” Sentencing Guidelines § 3B1.2. 1
The term “minimal participant” is not…
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