Legal Opinion
United States v. Salazar-Samaniega
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 17, 2004No. 03-2076, 03-2093PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
Esequeil Salazar-Samaniega was arrested in New Mexico for transporting three kilograms of cocaine. Prior to trial, Salazar-Samaniega rejected a conditional plea agreement whereby he could plead guilty and still appeal his unsuccessful motion to suppress evidence. A jury convicted him of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B).
The district court sentenced Salazar-Sa-maniega to 78 months in prison, which included an upward adjustment for obstruction of justice arising from the district court’s finding that he…
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