Legal Opinion
United States v. Torres
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 10, 2008No. 07-2331PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Carlos Torres pled guilty to possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. The Presentence Investigation Report (“PSR”) determined him to be a career offender under the Sentencing Guidelines, resulting in a Guidelines Sentencing Range (“GSR”) of 188 to 235 months. Counted for career-offender purposes were two New Jersey convictions — one for drug distribution and one for possessing an assault weapon — that Torres committed at age seventeen, and for which he was convicted and sentenced at age twenty. On appeal, Torres challenges his qualification as a career…
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