Legal Opinion
United States v. Juan David Vilchez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1992No. 91-50429PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TANG, Circuit Judge:
During a joint undercover operation between the federal government and the Los Angeles Police Department (“L.A.P.D.”), law enforcement officials witnessed, at different times, Jose Mondron and Juan Vil-chez dealing in heroin. Mondron was arrested and prosecuted in California state court. Vilchez was arrested several months later and prosecuted in federal court. Vilchez subsequently pleaded guilty to the distribution of heroin. At sentencing, the district court departed downward below both the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range and the statutorily mandated minimum…
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