United States v. Gomez, No. 12-1372 (1st Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Defendant was sentenced to a ten-year mandatory minimum term of imprisonment based on the trial court's finding that the crime involved eight kilograms of cocaine. The First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed, holding (1) the district court did not err in denying Defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized from him in Massachusetts when he left the scene of a drug deal because the agents arrested Defendant based on the strong likelihood that he had participated in criminal activity; and (2) the district court did not err in sentencing Defendant to a mandatory minimum sentence based on the court's findings as to drug quantity.
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