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United States v. Luis Ocampo-Estrada

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 29, 2017No. 15-50471PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EBEL, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Luis Ocampo-Estrada (Ocampo) was convicted of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and 846. The district court then determined that Ocampo had previously been convicted of a state offense, which qualified as a “felony drug offense” under 21 U.S.C, § 841(b)(1)(A), thereby triggering a twenty-year mandatory minimum sentence. The predicate offense was California Health & Safety Code section 11378, which prohibits the possession of certain controlled substances for sale.

Ocampo appeals both his federal conviction and…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
  3. Descamps v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  4. United States v. Gilberto Pimentel-FloresCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  5. DePierre v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  4. United States v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. Duane EhmerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2023

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