U.S. v. TOVAR

No. 93-4104.

27 F.3d 497 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Reuben TOVAR, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

June 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loni F. DeLand of McRae & DeLand, Salt Lake City, UT, for defendant-appellant.

Wayne T. Dance (Scott M. Matheson, Jr., U.S. Atty., and Bruce C. Lubeck, Asst. U.S. Atty., Salt Lake City, UT, with him on the brief), Asst. U.S. Atty., Salt Lake City, UT, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TACHA and MCKAY, Circuit Judges, and SHADUR, District Judge.


TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Reuben Tovar appeals from a sentence imposed after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a) and affirm.

I. Background

In May 1992, law enforcement officers stopped Miguel Madera in Nevada and discovered approximately 17 ounces of cocaine inside his vehicle. Following his arrest, Mr. Madera cooperated with law enforcement officials. He...

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