Legal Opinion
United States v. Santiago Mares-Molina
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1990No. 89-50706PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEAVY, Circuit Judge:
Santiago Mares-Molina (“Mares”) appeals from his sentence imposed under the sentencing guidelines following a plea of guilty to conspiracy to import cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952, 960, and 963. Mares argues that the district court’s finding that he was “an organizer, leader, manager, or supervisor in [the] criminal activity” pursuant to guideline section 3Bl.l(c) is not supported by the record. We agree, and thus vacate the two-point upward adjustment in offense level and reduce Mares’ sentence to twelve months, the maximum allowable under the guidelines.
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