United States v. Carrillo

ORDER

Aran Carrillo pleaded guilty to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute heroin, 21 U.S.C. §§ 846, 841(a)(1). The district court sentenced him to 120 months’ imprisonment, the statutory minimum given that the conspiracy involved 15 kilograms, see id. § 841(b)(l)(A)(I). On appeal Carrillo challenges the district court’s decision not to apply the “safety valve,” which would have allowed a sentence below the mandatory minimum, see 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f); U.S.S.G. § 501.2(a). His sole argument is that the district court committed clear error by finding that he failed to show that he…