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United States v. Juan Rivera-Constantino

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 19, 2015No. 14-10314PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge CLIFTON; Dissent by Judge PAEZ.

OPINION

CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:

This sentencing appeal requires us to answer the following question: Is a federal drug trafficking conspiracy conviction a conviction for conspiracy to commit a drug trafficking offense? Or, to put it more precisely, does a prior federal conviction for •conspiring to possess marijuana with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1), constitute a prior conviction for “conspiring! ] ... to commit” a “drug traf*902ficking offense” as that phrase is used in the commentary to section 2L1.2(b)(l) of the Sentencing…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. United States v. ShabaniSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Estrada-Espinoza v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. Medina-VillaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. GrajedaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. Ronald Leon WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. United States v. Martez SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
  2. United States v. Taison McCollumCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2018
  3. United States v. Thomas NormanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Alberto Garcia-JimenezCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. Roberto CastilloCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2023

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