United States v. Kenneth Patrick Delvecchio

TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:

On June 23, 1989, Kenneth Patrick Del-vecchio pled guilty in the Middle District of Georgia to a charge that he conspired to import 1,005 pounds (455.9 kilograms) of marijuana into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 960, 963 (1988). Del-vecchio was sentenced under the guidelines 1 to imprisonment for 262 months, with a five-year term of supervised release. He now appeals this sentence.

At the time of his plea, Delvecchio had two prior controlled substance convictions. One involved the importation of 25,840 pounds (11,721 kilograms) of marijuana into Louisiana…