U.S. v. SOTO-PIEDRA

Nos. 07-1399, 07-1778.

525 F.3d 527 (2008)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rodrigo SOTO-PIEDRA and Miguel Hernandez, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley Blackington (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James C. McKinley (argued), Indiana Federal Community Defenders, Inc., Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant, Rodrigo Soto-Piedra.

Thomas A. Brodnik (argued), Stark, Doninger & Smith, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellant, Miguel Hernandez.

Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Rodrigo Soto-Piedra and Miguel Hernandez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine. See 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1). Neither stipulated to a precise drug quantity when pleading guilty, and each now challenges his sentence. Soto contends that the district court exaggerated the drug quantity by relying almost exclusively on an informant's estimate that the probation officer repeated in the presentence report. Hernandez...

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