Legal Opinion
United States v. Jaime Uricoechea-Casallas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 11, 1991No. 90-1717PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRES, District Judge.
This is an appeal by Jaime Uricoechea-Casallas [“Uricoechea”] of his conviction for various drug trafficking offenses and of the sentence imposed by the District Court. It requires us to consider the admissibility of evidence seized in a “customs search” of Uricoechea’s luggage and whether Uricoechea was entitled to reductions in his offense level for “acceptance of responsibility” and/or for being a “minor participant” within the meaning of §§ 3El.l(b) and/or 3B1.2(b) of the federal Sentencing Guidelines. For reasons hereinafter stated, we find Uricoechea’s arguments…
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