Legal Opinion
United States v. Jorge Salinas, Rudolpho Medrano, and Benito Salinas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 1995No. 95-1144, 95-1145 and 95-1195PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
This is a consolidated direct appeal of three defendants, all of whom pleaded guilty to a marijuana conspiracy. Jorge Salinas was sentenced to a 55-month term of imprisonment; Benito Salinas was sentenced to a 74-month term; and Rudolpho Medrano was sentenced to a 72-month term. The defendants challenge their sentences on a variety of grounds.
In February 1992, Steve Martin, a distributor of marijuana in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, began purchasing marijuana from Ray Sanchez. Martin learned that the Salinas brothers, Juan, Benito, and Jorge, were responsible for delivering…
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