· 6/30/1993
United States of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Charles O. Shonubi, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
Citations
- 998 F.2d 84
- 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 16060
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- concluding that it was not clearly erroneous for a district court to decide that a \lowly courier\ was not entitled to a minor role adjustment on the basis of status
- concluding that it was not clearly erroneous for a district court to decide that a “lowly courier” was not entitled to a minor role adjustment on the basis of status
- holding that district court erred in calculating drug quantity by multiplying the amount of drugs found on defendant upon his arrest for smuggling heroin times the number of previous trips defendant allegedly made
- holding that district court erred in calculating drug quan- tity by multiplying the amount of drugs found on defendant upon his arrest for smuggling heroin times the number of previous trips defen- dant allegedly made
- explaining that when determining whether a defendant has been engaging in the “same course of conduct,” courts “look[] to see if the defendant has been engaged over time in an identifiable pattern of criminal conduct”
- finding error in assump- tion that quantity of heroin possessed on one trip repre- sented typical quantity on eight trips
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Judges: Oakes, Newman, Cardamone
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