Legal Opinion

United States v. Baldomero Vega

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 16, 2013No. 12-40776Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Baldomero Vega pled guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 50 kilograms of marijuana, and he was sentenced at the bottom of the Guidelines range to a 135-month term of imprisonment and to a 6-year period of supervised release. In this appeal, Vega contends the district court erred in failing to reduce his offense level by two levels for acceptance of responsibility.

Because error was not adequately preserved, our review is for plain error. See United States v. Claiborne, 676 F.3d 434, 438 (5th Cir.2012). “Whether a defendant has sufficiently…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. BetancourtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Juarez-DuarteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  3. United States v. Octavio Carreon, and Armando MelendezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. Medina-AnicacioCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
  5. United States v. ClaiborneCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012

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