United States v. Oscar Hernandez Rios

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• no plain error for district court to deny safety-valve relief when government contended at sentencing that defendant had not been truthful, and defendant failed to produce evidence showing that he had been
• “It is . . . a well-established rule that ‘there can be no indictable conspiracy involving only the defendant and government agents and informers.’” (quoting United States v. Nelson, 165 F.3d 1180, 1184 (8th Cir. 1999))
• “While Mr. Rios is therefore correct that no conspiracy could have existed between him and Mr. Seiko during the sting operation itself, we believe that there is ample evidence in the record of his knowledge of and participation in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine prior to that date.”
• “While Mr. Rios is therefore correct that no conspiracy could have existed between him and Mr. Selko during the sting operation itself, we believe that there is ample evidence in the record of his knowledge of and participation in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine prior to that date.”
• defendant has burden of proof

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