United States v. Antonio Rodriguez, United States of America v. Antonio Rodriguez

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

A jury found Antonio Rodriguez guilty of conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of cocaine. The district court denied two of Rodriguez’s pretrial motions. During the sentencing phase of trial, the district court granted Rodriguez’s downward-departure motion and sentenced him to 262 months’ imprisonment-followed by five years of supervised release. Rodriguez appeals his conviction and sentence. The government cross-appeals the district court’s decision to depart downward. We affirm the conviction, but reverse and remand for…