U.S. v. BARBONTIN

No. 89-5622.

907 F.2d 1494 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfredo BARBONTIN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald P. Guyer, San Antonio, Tex. (Court-Appointed), for defendant-appellant.

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

Before THORNBERRY, JOHNSON, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

A suspected leader of a Cuban drug cartel based in the San Antonio area pled guilty to the charge of aiding and abetting the possession of "a quantity of cocaine" in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). The sentencing court assessed a four-level increase in the base offense, as allegedly authorized by the sentencing guidelines, to reflect the defendant's supervisory role in "a criminal enterprise involving...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases