UNITED STATES v. BENITO LARA

No. 22-1063.

56 F.4th 222 (2022)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Santo BENITO LARA, a/k/a Luis Anaya, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 29, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna J. Brown , with whom Michael G. Eaton and Wadleigh, Starr & Peters, P.L.L.C. were on brief, for appellant.

Alexander S. Chen , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Jane E. Young , United States Attorney, and Seth R. Aframe , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before Lynch, Thompson, and Gelpí, Circuit Judges.


Defendant-Appellant Santo Benito Lara ("Benito Lara") was tried and convicted of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 846. On appeal, Benito Lara challenges the district court's imposition of a ten-year mandatory minimum sentence...

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