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U.S. v. VELASQUEZ

No. 88-2846. Summary Calendar.

868 F.2d 714 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador VELASQUEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 15, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell M. Aboud, El Paso, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Frances H. Stacy, Paula C. Offenhauser, Asst. U.S. Attys., Henry K. Oncken, U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, WILLIAMS and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Salvador Velasquez was apprehended with 5,700 pounds — almost three tons — of marijuana in the back of his truck. Velasquez eventually pled guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute a quantity in excess of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), and 841(b)(1)(A). On appeal, Velasquez challenges only his sentence. He contends that the district judge should...

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