Legal Opinion
United States v. Bernard Chris Costales, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 5, 1993No. 91-8465PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
Bernard Christopher Costales was convicted on one count of receiving child pornography through the mail and sentenced to twelve months in prison. Costales appeals his conviction and the United States cross-appeals his sentence. We affirm the conviction. Because we find that the district court misapplied the Sentencing Guidelines and undermined the jury verdict in granting Cos-tales’ motion for a downward departure for playing a minor role in the offense, we vacate the sentence.
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