Opinion ID: 575892
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Drugs Flushed Down the Toilet

Text: 12 Finally, the government maintained the district court could have found Sanchez-Luna flushed enough drugs down the toilet when the agents came to search his residence to raise the number of grams of heroin for which he was responsible from 28.41 to the 40 or more necessary for a base offense level of 20. This argument is patently meritless. The presentence report indicates only that agents found Sanchez-Luna in the bathroom of his residence, flushing the toilet, when they entered, and that the government contends the defendant was flushing heroin down the toilet. Presentence Report at 5. There is no evidence to support a finding that Sanchez-Luna flushed a particular amount of heroin; a finding that Sanchez-Luna flushed at least 11.59 grams would be clearly erroneous. 13 The sentence is VACATED and the case REMANDED for further proceedings.