Motion to Suppress Evidence and Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//July 18, 2017//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Benito Mojica

Case No.: 16-2985

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and HAMILTON,

Circuit Judges.

Focus: Motion to Suppress Evidence and Sentencing Guidelines

Appellant Benito Mojica appeals his conviction on two counts for various drug-trafficking crimes. Mojica claims that the district court improperly denied his motion to suppress cocaine and other evidence. He also challenges his sentence, disputing the district court’s finding that he was jointly accountable for 18.084 kilograms of cocaine. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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