Legal Opinion
United States v. Rodolfo Trujillo
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 16, 2013No. 11-50353PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANBY, Senior Circuit Judge:
Rodolfo Trujillo was convicted in 1993 of conspiracy to possess and of possessing with intent to distribute 2,915 kilograms of cocaine. He was sentenced to 360 months imprisonment. Subsequently, the Sentencing Commission amended the Sentencing Guidelines to lower the offense level applicable to Trujillo, with an application note indicating that upward departures from the new level might be warranted in cases involving an excessive quantity of drugs. U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1 & Application Note 17. 1 The amendment was made retroactive. 2
Trujillo subsequently moved…
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3Cited by39 opinions
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