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United States v. Raul Cruz-Mendez

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 27, 2016No. 14-50154, 14-50157PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PONSOR, Senior District Judge:

Defendant Raul Cruz-Mendez received an eighty-month sentence after pleading guilty to possessing one-hundred kilograms or more of marijuana on a vessel. In the same sentencing proceeding, he received a consecutive twelve-month sentence for violation of the terms of supervised release imposed in a prior case. On appeal, he raises two issues. First, Cruz-Mendez challenges the district court’s imposition of a two-level enhancement to his offense level for the marijuana conviction, as contemplated under U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(b)(3)(C) (the “pilot/captain”…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. Geovanni Quintero RendonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  2. United States v. AuteryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. VizcarraCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  4. United States v. Amado-GuerreroCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  5. United States v. Gary Senn, Joseph L. Marino, Nathan Thomas Cannon, Alfred Destefano, and John WeaverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. TrinidadCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016
  2. United States v. Reyes-ValdiviaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019
  3. United States v. Andrew GibsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. BowmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. TorresCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2021

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