United States v. Cosme Ordaz

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Cosme Ordaz appeals following his conviction by a jury and sentence imposed by the District Court. 1 Ordaz’s arguments before this court all pertain to the sentence he received. This requires that we consider the effect of the recent opinions of the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Booker, — U.S. -, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005).

I

Ordaz was one of eighteen defendants charged by a federal grand jury in a superseding indictment with various narcotics and conspiracy offenses. Specifically, the superseding indictment…