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· 6/5/1990

United States v. Fausto D. Ruiz

Citations

  • 905 F.2d 499
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 9020
  • 1990 WL 72957

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that a sentencing court's determination cannot be clearly erroneous \where there is more than one plausible view -10- of the circumstances\ and the court chooses among them
  • use of enterprise resources such as data and inside information contributed to establishing a sufficient nexus
  • not “clearly improbable” that the weapon was connected with the drug offenses simply because defendant, by virtue of his employment, was required to carry a firearm

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Judges: Torruella, Selya, Cyr

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