United States v. Yate

Defendant Giovani Yate appeals his 120-month sentence for conspiracy to import cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963.

This case presents the issue of whether a sentencing court’s finding that a defendant has truthfully admitted the conduct comprising the offense of conviction for purposes of an acceptanee-of-responsibility reduction under U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1, is incompatible with a finding that the defendant has failed to satisfy the requirement of U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2(5) that the defendant truthfully disclose to the government all information and evidence that he has about the offense and all…