Legal Opinion
96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4598, 96 Daily Journal D.A.R. 7402 United States of America v. Prakash Man Shrestha, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 1996No. 95-50040, 95-50108PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
Prakash Man Shrestha, a native and citizen of Nepal, was convicted by a jury of possession and importation of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 952(a), and sentenced to a term of seventy-eight months in prison, reduced from the ten-year mandatory minimum sentence. The district court reduced Shrestha’s sentence pursuant to the “safety valve” provision of the Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Reform Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f), and U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2. The Government disputes the reduction, arguing that Shrestha was not eligible for the safety valve…
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