Legal Opinion

United States v. Jose Ortega, Jesus Mancinas

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 30, 1996No. 746, 747, Dockets 95-1366, 95-1369PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MAHONEY, Circuit Judge:

Defendants-appellants Jose Ortega and Jesus Mancinas appeal from judgments entered June 19, 1995 in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, Franklin S. Billings, Jr., Judge, that convicted them, following guilty pleas, of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846 and 841(a)(1). Ortega and Mancinas challenge the district court’s calculation of their sentences pursuant to the United States Sentencing Guidelines (the “Guidelines”). Specifically, they contend that the district court (1)…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Stinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Custis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. Scott v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Nichols v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. United States v. Won Tae KimCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. United States v. Keith Andre McAllisterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
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  3. United States v. George Dean MartinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  4. United States v. Felix Antonio Martinez-SantosCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999

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