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U.S. v. LA GUARDIA

Nos. 89-1620, 89-1655.

902 F.2d 1010 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Julio LA GUARDIA, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Eredia Josefa JIMENEZ-MINALLA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 25, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank D. Inserni, Hato Rey, P.R., for defendant, appellant Julio LaGuardia.

Ramon Garcia Garcia, Santurce, P.R., on brief, for defendant, appellant Eredia Josefa Jimenez-Minalla.

Antonio R. Bazan, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief, for U.S.

Before TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges, and RE, Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves the constitutionality of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e) (1988) and section 5K1.1 of the federal sentencing guidelines.1 We hold that the contested provisions, while perhaps of dubious merit, do not deprive defendants of any constitutional entitlement.

I. BACKGROUND

In mid-1988, a 5-count indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in Puerto Rico against appellants Julio LaGuardia...

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