Legal Opinion
United States v. Guillermo Perales Morones
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1999No. 98-2761PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Guillermo Morones pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than one hundred kilograms of marijuana, an offense calling for a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), 846. In 1994, Congress enacted a “safety valve” sentencing statute to mitigate the harsh impact of mandatory minimum sentences on less culpable offenders. Under the safety valve, a defendant is sentenced under the Guidelines, without regard to an applicable mandatory minimum sentence, if the court finds that he satisfies five…
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