U.S. v. CATALDO

No. 97-5509.

171 F.3d 1316 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph CATALDO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan S. Ross, Benjamin S. Waxman, Miami, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Thomas E. Scott, U.S. Atty., Adalberto Jordan, Evelio J. Yera, Carol Herman, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, FL, Thomas P. Lanigan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before TJOFLAT and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

Defendant appeals his convictions and sentences for conspiracy to import cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. We affirm defendant's convictions. Because the Government did not present sufficient evidence to support an obstruction-of-justice enhancement, we vacate the sentences imposed by the district court and remand for resentencing.

Background

In June 1994, confidential informant Mario Adamo...

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