Legal Opinion
United States v. Julio Fernandez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 20, 2014No. 13-41033PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNES, Circuit Judge:
Julio Cesar Fernandez appeals his conviction and sentence, arguing the district court erred while calculating his range of imprisonment under the United States Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.” or the “Guidelines”). Fernandez argues the district court erred both by applying a six-level enhancement for making a ransom demand and by declining to apply a two-, three-, or four-level reduction for Fernandez’s role in the offense. We AFFIRM.
I. Background
Fernandez, along with Roman Rivera Guillen, Israel Flores, Jose Molina, Bernadino Sanchez, and Alfonso Villasana, planned and…
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