Legal Opinion
United States v. Ivan Leon Rojas
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 16, 1995No. 93-5127PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
The government brings this appeal challenging Ivan Leon Rojas’s sentence. We hold that the district court-misapplied the United States Sentencing Guidelines in granting Rojas a downward departure; thus, we remand for resentencing.
FACTS
On January 26, 1993, Ivan Leon Rojas departed from Florida aboard a Bahamian registered vessel. Three days later, members of the United States Coast Guard boarded the vessel while it was anchored approximately 200 miles southeast of Miami and 50 miles north of Cuba. A search of the boat revealed ammunition, explosives, machine guns, and…
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