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U.S. v. Marin-Castaneda, No. 97-5252 (3rd Cir.) (134 F.3d 551) (January 22, 1998) (Judge Timothy K. Lewis)

The 67 year-old defendant in this case pled guilty to importing 1,227 grams of heroin in ingested pellets. He was sentenced to 57 months in prison. On appeal his principal argument was that the district court had erred by refusing to grant him a downward departure at sentencing, pursuant to ...

 

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