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U.S. v. MATOS

Nos. 01-2431, 01-2432.

328 F.3d 34 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Illio MATOS, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Carlos Ovalles-Torres, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 7, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luis Rafael Rivera for appellant Matos.

Rafael F. Castro Lang for appellant Ovalles-Torres.

Aixa Maldonado-Quiñones, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, and Sonia I. Torres-Pabón, Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and SELYA, Circuit Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Congress enacted the so-called "safety valve," 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f), as a vehicle for shielding certain first-time offenders from the draconian effects of mandatory minimum sentences. But the safety valve is not available upon demand; to qualify for it, a defendant must make a multifaceted showing (including a showing that he has disclosed to the government, truthfully and completely, all relevant information concerning the offense of conviction...

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