Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-26-1993
Abstract
Defendant-appellant Mark L. LaValley appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont (Billings, J.) following his plea of guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) (1988). The district court found LaValley to be "a steerer or a facilitator" and for that reason rejected his claim that he was a minor participant in the offense. Accordingly, the district court denied LaValley's application, made pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2(b), for a two-level reduction in his base offense level. LaValley was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of fifteen months to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release. For the reasons that follow, the sentence is vacated, and the case is remanded to the district court for an assessment of LaValley's role in the offense and for resentencing.
Recommended Citation
Miner '56, Roger J., "US v. LaValley, 999 F. 2d 663 - Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 1993" (1993). Circuit Court Opinions. 385.
https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/circuit_opinions/385
Comments
999 F.2d 663 (1993)
UNITED STATES of America, Appellee,
v.
Mark LaVALLEY, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 1711, Docket 93-1104. United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Argued June 16, 1993.
Decided July 26, 1993.
New York Law School location: File #1700, Box #131