Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonardo RINCON, a/k/a "Alexander," Defendant, Juan Aponte, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-10-10
Citations: 77 F. App'x 554
Docket Number: Docket No. 02-1683
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonardo RINCON, a/k/a “Alexander,” Defendant, Juan Aponte, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: PRESENT: JACOBS, LEVAL and POOLER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 77
Pages: 554–555

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leonardo RINCON, a/k/a “Alexander,” Defendant, Juan Aponte, Defendant-Appellant.
Docket No. 02-1683.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Oct. 10, 2003.
B. Alan Seidler, Nyack, NY, for Appellant.
Boyd M. Johnson III, Assistant United States Attorney, New York, N.Y. (James B. Comey, United States Attorney, Meir Feder, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief), for Appellees.
PRESENT: JACOBS, LEVAL and POOLER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Juan Aponte appeals from the sentence imposed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Casey, /.), following Aponte's entry of a plea of guilty to a drug conspiracy under 21 U.S.C. § 846.
Aponte contends the court should have departed downward from the guideline range in imposing the sentence. The court held a hearing on Aponte's claim and rejected his testimony. We find no error in the court's ruling.