U.S. v. GOMEZ

Nos. 92-3960, 92-3995, 93-1534 and 93-1567.

24 F.3d 924 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. Pedro GOMEZ, Fernando Magana, and Rigoberto Vela, Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 16, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Jonathan C. Bunge (argued), Crim. Receiving, Appellate Div., Chicago, IL, for plaintiff-appellee.

Gary J. Ravitz, Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellants.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Pedro Gomez, Fernando Magana, and Rigoberto Vela were convicted of distributing cocaine. The only issues on appeal concern their sentences.

1. Vela pleaded not guilty and went to trial. The jury found him guilty. At sentencing, Vela asked the judge to reduce his offense level on account of acceptance of responsibility. U.S.S.G. § 3E1.1.

Unsurprisingly, the judge said no, because...

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