U.S. v. Vasquez, No. 98-10043 (5th Cir.) (161 F.3d 909) (November 30, 1998) (Per Curiam)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 1999
published in Punch and Jurists
January 11, 1999
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Possession or Use of Firearms.
Cae held that because the defendant failed to establish by a preponderance of evidence that he did not possess a firearm in connection with his drug conspiracy, he did not qualify for a "safety valve" sentence reduction.
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