U.S. v. ALFARO

No. 89-5634.

919 F.2d 962 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard Young ALFARO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 13, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy B. Barohn, San Antonio, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

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

Before WISDOM, GEE, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Richard Young Alfaro, the defendant, pleaded guilty to distributing 250 grams of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). In this appeal, he challenges the decision of the trial court to increase his sentence level by three for his leadership role, and its finding that he did not accept personal responsibility for his criminal conduct. We affirm.

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On March 21, 1988, Alfaro met with a confidential informant to whom...

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