Legal Opinion
United States v. Angelo Penn
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 13, 2002No. 00-6314PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Anglo Penn pleaded guilty to possession of 1.12 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute, which carries a statutory mandatory minimum sentence of five years. At sentencing, the district court found that Penn was eligible for a reduced sentence pursuant to the “safety valve” provision of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) and § 5C1.2 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines '(“U.S.S.G.”), which authorizes a district court to impose a sentence below an otherwise applicable statutory mandatory minimum sentence if certain requirements are satisfied. The district…
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