U.S. v. BRENES

No. 99-41061.

250 F.3d 290 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Roberto Silvestre BRENES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lee Turner, Asst. U.S. Atty., (argued), Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lisa D. Powell (argued), Atlas & Hall, McAllen, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before GARWOOD, PARKER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal from the district court's sentence of Roberto Brenes, the Government argues that the district court erred by reducing the defendant's sentence for acceptance of responsibility and qualification under the safety valve provision. A jury convicted Roberto Brenes of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute 112 kilograms of marijuana in...

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