U.S. v. CASTILLO

No. 89-6302.

928 F.2d 1106 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carlos CASTILLO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 18, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth M. Swartz, AFPD, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant.

Linda Collins Hertz, Carol E. Herman, Steven A. Tyrrell, Asst. U.S. Attys., Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HATCHETT and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and RONEY, Senior Circuit Judge.


PER CURIAM:

This single issue appeal raises the question of whether a counterfeit currency detector found in the possession of defendant is a "counterfeiting device" which permits enhancement of a sentence under section 2B5.1(b)(2) of the Sentencing Guidelines. Although we regard it as a close question, we affirm the district court's decision that it is.

Defendant Carlos Castillo was found guilty of unlawfully bringing approximately $8,000 in counterfeit United...

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