United States v. Necodaine Jean Louis

Necodaine Jean Louis appeals his 135-month sentence for conspiracy to import at least five kilograms of cocaine and one hundred kilograms of marijuana into the United States, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952(a), 960(b)(1)(B), 960(b)(2)(G), and 963. On appeal, Jean Louis challenges the district court’s refusal to grant a mitigating-role downward adjustment under U.S.S.G. § 3B1.2, and its refusal to grant a downward departure under U.S.S.G. § 5K2.20 on the basis that his criminal activity constituted “aberrant behavior.” Additionally, he makes the claim, also preserved below, that his sentence…