Legal Opinion
United States v. Alberto Ortiz
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1993No. 92-6281PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Alberto Ortiz appeals his guidelines sentence imposed by the district court following his guilty plea to using a telephone to facilitate a conspiracy to distribute marijuana and cocaine. 21 U.S.C. § 843(b). Defendant contends that the district court’s determination of the quantity of drugs for the base offense level calculation, which was based solely on a confidential informant’s out of court statements, is clearly erroneous. Our jurisdiction arises under 18 U.S.C. § 3742, and we reverse. 1
Defendant was charged with one count of conspiring to distribute and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. Darrell BeaulieuCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by56 opinions
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