United States Second Circuit

In applying sentencing enhancements for murders committed during a drug trafficking conspiracy, court must first apply a prodenerance of evidence standard before deciding to depart from the Sentencing Guidelines.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/22/2000
• Decided 12/05/2000
• Published 12/07/2000

Judges

• MURTHA, District Judge:, Before:  LEVAL and SOTOMAYOR, Circuit Judges, and MURTHA, District Judge.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel J. French, United States Attorney, Northern District of New York, Albany, NY, (Grant C. Jaquith, Supervisory Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel), for Appellee-Cross-Appellant United States of America., Robert G. Wells, Syracuse, NY, (Bruce R. Bryan, of counsel), for Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Raul Antonio Cordoba-Murgas., Edward S. Zas, The Legal Aid Society Federal Defender Division Appeals Bureau, New York, NY, for Appellant Cross Appellee Luis E. Cordoba-Murgas., William M. Borrill, Whitesboro, NY, (Linda M. Campbell, of counsel) for Appellant-Cross-Appellee Luis A. Todd-Murgas., Angelo A. Rinaldi, Law Office of Angelo A. Rinaldi, Syracuse, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Ruben A. Todd-Murgas., William D. Walsh, Syracuse, NY, (J. Scott Porter, of counsel) for Defendant-Appellant Cesar Todd-Murgas., Richard P. Ferris, Law Office of Richard P. Ferris, Utica, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Gilberto Arce., Stephen Lance Cimino, Syracuse, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Vincinte Rogers.