Legal Opinion

United States v. Figueroa

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 8, 2006No. Nos. 05-50654, 05-50693Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Maria Esther Figueroa appeals her sentence of 10 years, the statutory minimum for her offense, imposed after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846(a). She challenges the district court’s denial of a downward departure motion based on sentencing entrapment. She also challenges the reason*611ableness of her sentence under United States v. Booker, 548 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.

I. Sentencing Entrapment

A district court’s decision…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Washington v. RecuencoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  3. United States v. Christopher Ray PlouffeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Zameer Nooralla Mohamed, AKA Al, AKA Samier Hussain, AKA Zameer MohamedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Mark William Paul StauferCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

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