Legal Opinion
United States v. Matias
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 13, 2006No. 05-10678PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Valentin Mafias appeals his sentence arguing that the district court erred in concluding that he was not entitled to “safety-valve” relief from a mandatory minimum sentence under United States Sentencing Guidelines (U.S.S.G.) § 5C1.2, which depends, in part, on not possessing a firearm in connection with the offense, and that he was not entitled to a two-level reduction in his offense level under U.S.S.G. § 2Dl.l(b)(9). 1 The district court refused to apply the safety valve relief and the two-level Guidelines reduction because Mafias had constructively possessed a…
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