Legal Opinion
United States v. Rutilio Garcia-Sanchez, A.K.A. Jose
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1999No. 97-30157PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
Garcia-Sanchez was convicted of conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 and sentenced to 121 months in prison. He challenges both his conviction and sentence. We affirm the conviction but reverse and remand the sentence. The district court did not determine the scope of Garcia-Sanchez’ involvement in the conspiracy before attributing to him all the conspiracy’s sales. Moreover, the estimate of the amount of drugs sold by the conspiracy was not supported by reliable evidence.
I. Factual & Procedural Background
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