United States v. Padilla-Pena

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• explaining that the district court may rely on other evidence “to approximate total drug quantities beyond the amount of drugs actually seized”
• noting that “the central figures in a conspiracy . . . could be reasonably expected to foresee the bulk of the conspirators’ activities”
• reviewing court is particularly hesitant to find clear error in district court’s drug- quantity findings where those findings are based on determinations of witness credibility
• reviewing court is particularly hesitant to find clear error in district court's drug- quantity findings where those findings are based on determinations of witness credibility
• affirming attribution of entire conspiracy's drug distribution activities where defendants were \central figures\ in the conspiracy
• affirming attribution of entire conspiracy's drug distribution activities where defendants were \central figures\ in the conspiracy

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).