Legal Opinion
United States v. Obed Torres-Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 6, 2016No. 15-41654PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OWEN, Circuit Judge:
Obed Torres-Hernandez was charged under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 with possession with intent to distribute 95 kilograms of marijuana, and he pled guilty to that offense. 1 He was sentenced to 57 months of imprisonment 2 and contends on appeal that because his participation in this drug trafficking offense was limited to carrying a bundle of marijuana on his back across the border between Texas and Mexico, the district court erred in failing to grant a downward adjustment of his offense level. Torres-Hernandez contends that under § 3B1.2 of the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- United States v. VillanuevaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
- United States v. RahmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
- United States v. MirandaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by48 opinions
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