United States Seventh Circuit
US v. Saenz, 09-3647
Conviction of defendant for conspiracy to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, and imposition of a 293-month sentence is affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded where: 1) defendant's Sixth Amendment right to speedy trial was not violated as the length of the delay was not extreme for a complex multi-defendant conspiracy case; 2) there was no error in the district court's decision to impose an obstruction of justice enhancement as defendant willfully lied at trial about his knowledge of the money's nature; and 3) defendant's sentence is vacated and remanded for the district court to determine whether the defendant should receive a minor participant reduction in light of the fact that the record supports that his involvement in the conspiracy was only on a single occasion.
Appellate Information
- Argued 04/09/2010
- Decided 10/13/2010
- Published 10/13/2010
Judges
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit