Legal Opinion
United States v. Torres-Landrua
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 10, 2015No. 13-1674PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Carlos Torres-Landrúa (“Torres”) was charged with two counts of drug-trafficking and one count of money laundering. He entered a straight guilty plea on all counts and was sentenced to a 168-month term of imprisonment, at the very bottom of his Guidelines imprisonment range. Torres now appeals, arguing that the district court violated his due process rights and erred by declining to award him a minor role adjustment and a downward departure for coercion and duress. He also challenges the substantive reasonableness of his sentence. Finding no error or abuse…
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