· 4/12/1999
United States v. Valencia-Gonzales
Citations
- 172 F.3d 344
- 1999 WL 198889
How courts have described this case
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- holding that a defendant who believed he sold cocaine was properly sentenced under the higher heroin penalty because drug dealers assume the risk of what kinds and amounts of controlled substances they carry
- requiring “something” in the record indicating that the district court held the erroneous belief
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Judges: Jones, Smith, Garza
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