Legal Opinion
United States v. Francisco D. Pineiro, Also Known as Frank Pineiro
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 2004No. 03-30437PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Chief Judge:
In this case we are called upon to consider the impact on the federal Sentencing Guidelines of the Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Blakely v. Washington, — U.S. -, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004). Defendant Francisco D. Pineiro was convicted in the district court of violating the federal controlled-substances laws. During sentencing, the district judge followed then-uncontroversial pr e-Blakely procedures and made various factual findings that determined Pineiro’s sentencing range under the Guidelines.
This court assuredly will not be the final arbiter of whether…
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