Legal Opinion
United States v. Saavedra
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 6, 1998No. 96-4808PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
The defendant, Cristino Saavedra (“Saave-dra”), appeals his 87-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine, which was imposed by the district court upon resentenc-ing. For the reasons that follow, we vacate Saavedra’s sentence and remand for resen-tencing.
I. History of the Case
Saavedra’s codefendants agreed to sell ten kilograms of cocaine to a confidential informant. Saavedra and a codefendant delivered 2.03 kilograms of cocaine to an undercover government agent in a parking lot which is located within 500 feet of Miami Springs Elementary School.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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- United States v. Rafael Eduardo Freyre-Lazaro, Orestes Miguel Diaz-Gonzalez, and Eufemio Ruben Llerena-AcostaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by28 opinions
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