Legal Opinion
United States v. Hector Ornelas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 3, 2016No. 15-10522PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IKUTA, Circuit Judge:
Hector Ornelas appeals the district court’s order denying his motion to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2). He argues that the district court erred in calculating the guideline range that applied to him at sentencing because it did not take into account a downward departure to his criminal history, see U.S.S.G. § 4A1.3. Had the court included this downward departure, Ornelas argues, he would have been eligible for a sentence reduction. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and review de novo whether a district court has jurisdiction to…
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