U.S. v. WARREN

No. 98-6488.

186 F.3d 358 (1999)

UNITED STATES of America, v. Joseph B. WARREN, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Yauch (Argued), Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Newark, NJ, for Appellant.

Shawna H. Yen (Argued), George S. Leone, Assistant United States Attorneys, Newark, NJ, for Appellee.

Before: BECKER, Chief Judge, RENDELL, and ROSENN Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

RENDELL, Circuit Judge.

In this sentencing appeal, we are presented with the dilemma of sentencing a courier who brought a large quantity of drugs into the country but who, from the very inception of the transaction, was cooperating with the authorities, to whom he revealed his plans. The District Court rejected Warren's plea for special probation and, instead, departed upward to the maximum statutory penalty. Warren challenges the adequacy...

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