Legal Opinion

United States v. Santos

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 12, 2004No. 03-1504PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, defendant-appellant José Beltran Santos, whose true name is Aram-is Estéban Rodríguez, asseverates that the district court erred in calculating his guideline sentencing range (GSR) by finding him responsible for an excessive quantity of drugs and mischaracterizing his role in the offenses of conviction. Discerning no error, we affirm the judgment below.

Because this appeal follows a guilty plea, we draw the facts from the change-of-plea colloquy, the presentence investigation report (PSI Report), and the transcript of the disposition hearing. See United…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. SepulvedaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. TeeterCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
  3. United States v. William A. DietzCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. David Sklar, United States of America v. David SklarCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. Gilberto Ocasio, A/K/A Gilberto Ocasio AgostoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by69 opinions

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  3. United States v. Cruz-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. ValdiviaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
  5. United States v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008

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