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U.S. v. LOPEZ

No. 98-30051.

163 F.3d 1142 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Israel Valencia LOPEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 31, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lynn Shepard, Eugene, Oregon, for the defendant-appellant.

Sean B. Hoar, Assistant United States Attorney, Eugene, Oregon for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: NOONAN, THOMPSON, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

NOONAN, Circuit Judge:

Israel Valencia Lopez appeals his sentence after his plea of guilty to the offense of distributing heroin. His appeal claims that he is entitled to "a safety valve" provided by the Sentencing Guidelines. We reject his contention and affirm the sentence.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Lopez was born on October 17, 1975 in Michoacan, Mexico. He came to the United States in October of 1996 and in a few days settled in Eugene, Oregon...

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