Legal Opinion
United States v. Abraham Rodriguez Flores
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1989No. 88-1566PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Following his conviction for knowingly and intentionally distributing heroin, Abraham Flores appeals only the sentence he received. First, he claims that the United States Sentencing Guidelines should not have been used to determine his sentence because they are unconstitutional. In the alternative, he claims that the Guidelines were imposed incorrectly. We find however that the district court correctly applied the Guidelines, and we affirm.
I.Facts and Prior Proceeding
On November 20, 1987, a confidential informant working for the Drug Enforcement…
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