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U.S. v. BELTRAN

Nos. 96-3085, 96-3086, 96-3087.

122 F.3d 1156 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sergio Meza BELTRAN, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Romulo OBESO, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maria CARDENAS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 11, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Burdette, Des Moines, IA, (F. Montgomery Brown, on the brief), for appellant Sergio Meza Beltran.

Nicholas Drees, Des Moines, IA, (Paul A. Zoss, on the brief), for appellant Romulo Obeso.

Mark E. Weinhardt, Des Moines, IA, for appellant Maria Cardenas.

Robert Dopf, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Des Moines, IA, for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, HANSEN, Circuit Judge, and BATTEY, District Judge.

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Sergio Meza Beltran, Romulo Obeso, and Maria Cardenas appeal their sentences on federal drug charges, arguing that the district court2 erred by concluding that it lacked authority to depart under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(b) (1994) on the basis of a low purity level of a methamphetamine mixture. Defendant Beltran additionally asserts that the district court erred by denying his request for a sentencing reduction based...

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