Legal Opinion
United States v. Santos
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 30, 2004No. 02-2583PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.
On March 15, 2000, a federal grand jury indicted Bennie Santos on three counts of possessing with intent to distribute, and distributing, crack cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). On October 29, 2001, Santos pled guilty to one count pursuant to a plea agreement under which the government agreed to dismiss the remaining counts.
At sentencing, the district court concluded that Santos was a career offender based on two prior convictions — one for assault and battery on a police officer (Mass. Gen.L. ch. 265, § 13D 1 ) and another for simple assault and…
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