Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Santiago
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 20, 1999No. 99-1158PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
The District Court convicted Appellant Robert Santiago (“Santiago”) on federal drug violations and subsequently sentenced him to the required mandatory minimum of ten years imprisonment. In this appeal, Santiago contends that the District Court erred in denying his motion for a downward departure from the mandatory minimum sentence pursuant to section 5K2.0 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“Sentencing Guidelines”). We will affirm the sentence given by the District Court.
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On February 18, 1998, federal agents recorded two telephone…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Melendez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- United States v. H. Jay MummertCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Kenneth McBroomCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- United States v. PolancoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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