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United States v. Cordoba-Hincapie
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
825 F.Supp. 485 (1993)
- Written by Sara Rhee, JD
Facts
Maria Theresa Cordoba-Hincapie and Libardo Buelvas-Castro (defendants) separately smuggled heroin into the United States from Colombia. Both were charged with federal offenses carrying statutory minimum sentences, and both pled guilty to lesser charges with no mandatory sentences. At their sentencing hearings, the defendants credibly testified that they believed that the drug was cocaine, not heroin. Cocaine-based offenses are punished less harshly than heroin-based offenses under the United States Sentencing Guidelines.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Weinstein, J.)
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