Legal Opinion
United States v. Salvador Acosta
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 29, 1996No. 95-2517PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Following a bench trial, Salvador Acosta 1 was convicted of one count of possessing heroin with intent to distribute it in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. Acosta was sentenced to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, and was fined $2,500. In calculating Acosta’s base offense level, the district judge determined that, in addition to the 31.826 grams of heroin confiscated from Acosta’s ear and residence on the day of his arrest, Acosta was also responsible for participating in a series of transactions during…
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