Legal Opinion
United States v. Guadalupe Cervantes Soto
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1990No. 89-2254PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TACHA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Guadalupe Cervantes Soto (Soto), pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute less than five hundred grams of cocaine and aiding and abetting in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C), and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Soto requested a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines based on the possibility he might be subject to deportation under 8 U.S.C. § 1251 for his drug conviction because he is a resident alien. The district court decided not to depart downward from the guidelines and sentenced Soto to thirty-seven months followed by…
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