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U.S. v. FRANCO-TORRES

No. 88-1382 Summary Calendar.

869 F.2d 797 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raul Martin FRANCO-TORRES and Manuel Velo-Gonzalez, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lucian Campbell, Federal Public Defender, William R. Maynard, Asst. Federal Public Defender, El Paso, Tex., for Franco-Torres.

Ricardo D. Gonzalez, El Paso, Tex., (court-appointed), for Velo-Gonzalez.

LeRoy M. Jahn, Michael R. Hardy, Asst. U.S. Attys., Helen M. Eversberg, U.S. Atty., San Antonio, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE, WILLIAMS, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Raul Martin Franco-Torres and Manuel Velo-Gonzalez each pled guilty to conspiring to import more than one hundred kilograms of marijuana into the United States in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960(a)(1) and 963. On appeal, they challenge only their sentences. Both defendants contend that the sentencing guidelines are unconstitutional. Both also contend that they should have received reductions to their offense...

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