United States v. Rebolledo-Delgadillo, No. 15-2121 (7th Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CaseRebolledo contacted a DEA confidential informant (CI), believing him to be a cocaine purchaser. During three meetings at the CI’s horse ranch, Rebolledo offered to connect the CI with a supplier; the CI agreed to purchase $200,000 of cocaine. The CI wore a recording device that only recorded parts of their meetings. Orozco brought the drugs to the ranch, took a duffle bag containing cocaine from his car trunk, and took it into a bathroom. According to Orozco, Rebolledo followed him and asked Orozco to leave the drugs in a specific location on the floor. The CI stood in the doorway. Orozco opened the bag to show its contents. After seeing the drugs, the CI left Rebolledo and Orozco alone for about two minutes. Minutes later, officers arrested Rebolledo and Orozco, finding six kilograms of cocaine in the bag. Rebolledo did not touch the bag or the drugs at any point. Orozco testified at Rebolledo’s trial. Convicted of possession with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), Rebolledo unsuccessfully sought safety valve relief. The court sentenced Rebolledo to 120 months, the mandatory minimum sentence. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, rejecting claims of insufficiency of the evidence, that the government presented false evidence and misled the jury during closing arguments, and that Rebolledo was entitled to safety valve relief.
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