Legal Opinion
United States v. Brijido Mejia-Pimental
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 26, 2007No. 05-30604PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
This case provides the occasion to explore the parameters of the statutory safety valve, which grants relief from certain mandatory minimum sentences when five criteria are met. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553®. We have previously decided that the fifth factor, which requires a defendant to “truthfully provide[]” all his knowledge about the crime to the Government before sentencing, see § 3553(f)(5), is aimed at defendants “who ‘have made a good-faith effort to cooperate with the government.’ ” United States v. Shrethsa, 86 F.3d 935, 940 (9th Cir.1996) (quoting United States v.…
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