Legal Opinion
United States v. Robert Goroza
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1991No. 90-10142PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Per curiam
The United States appeals the district court’s downward departure from the range prescribed by the United States Sentencing Guidelines in sentencing Robert Goroza. We reverse and remand for resen-tencing.
FACTS
In August, 1988, Goroza was informed by Jaime Sapla that he knew of a potential cocaine buyer to whom they could sell cocaine. In order to secure a source for the cocaine, Goroza contacted his niece, Sherry Joseph, who arranged to obtain cocaine from her roommate, Paul Valov. One ounce of cocaine was eventually delivered by Joseph to Goroza and then to the buyer, a Drug Enforcement…
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