Legal Opinion
United States v. Jose-Gonzalez
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 28, 2002No. 01-1261PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Defendant, Guadalupe Jose-Gonzalez, appeals his sentence for transporting unlawful aliens. In sentencing Defendant, the district court departed upward from the Sentencing Guidelines range to account for the multiple deaths and injuries resulting from Defendant’s criminal conduct. Defendant argues that the court lacked grounds for an upward departure and, even if there were adequate grounds, the extent of departure was unreasonable. We have jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3742 and 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.
I. Background
Defendant was driving at a high rate of speed on a…
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