Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

United States v. Lazaro Soliz

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 25, 2017No. 16-2161PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Lazaro Soliz pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). He moved for a downward variance. The district court 1 sentenced him to 235 months’ imprisonment, the guidelines minimum. Having jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

Soliz has been heavily involved with drugs since his difficult childhood. In July 2015, police learned he was selling meth. With help of confidential informants, they arranged a traffic stop. Soliz gave permission to search the car.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Kimbrough v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. FeemsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Lynn Marie Lazenby, United States of America v. Christine Marie GoodwinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. James FryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. United States v. Kevin HeimCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  2. United States v. Lori WisecarverCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018
  3. United States v. Kennett McElderryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. Seng XiongCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. David BollingerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2018

5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API