Legal Opinion
United States v. Maldonado
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 23, 2001No. 00-1429, 00-1513PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
The question is whether a district court may depart downward to save taxpayers the expense of imprisoning a defendant who is likely to be deported after completing his sentence. In this instance, Guillermo Maldonado (who says his real name is Miguel Angel Soto) pled guilty, in August 1997, to federal charges of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin. 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1)(1994). In March 1998, Maldonado was sentenced to 210 months in prison, the minimum prescribed by the Sentencing Guidelines as computed by the district court.
Maldonado’s counsel filed a…
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