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013760P.pdf 10/28/2002 USA v. Jose Montano-Gudino
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 01-3760
Southern District of Iowa
Criminal case - criminal law. Defendant's detention outside
storage unit where officers had seized a large quantity of
methamphetamine was based on reasonable suspicion of
criminal activity; detention did not exceed the scope of
a permissible investigatory stop; evidence was sufficient
to support conviction for conspiracy to distribute drugs;
drug quantity finding was not clearly erroneous; issue
concerning minimal participant downward adjustment was
not preserved for appeal; defendant was not entitled to
an acceptance-of-responsibility reduction, nor was he
eligible for a safety-valve reduction.