Question juridique clé
Whether the appellate court misapplied sentencing law by giving insufficient weight to the defendant's confession.
Solution extraite
No. The confession was late and only partial, so the appellate court could treat it as only a minor mitigating factor.
Motifs extraits
A confession that comes only at trial and lacks detail on quantities and accomplices is less mitigating than a prompt, detailed confession that materially assists the investigation.