Thursday, September 08, 2011

Seventh Circuit -- USA v. Jose Alvarado-Tizoc

When sentencing drugs defts by weight of drugs sold, dealers who sell undiluted products to distributors who then dilute them before retail should be sentenced for the wholesale weight, not the retail weight.  

Judge can then adjust ranges to account for extrinsic factors.

USA v. Jose Alvarado-Tizoc
Compiled by D.E. Frydrychowski, who is, not incidentally, not giving you legal advice.

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Author's SSRN page here.