Legal Opinion

United States v. Juan Quintero-Junco

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 12, 2014No. 13-10087PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

M. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we consider whether the district court gave adequate weight to the United States Sentencing Guidelines (USSG or Guidelines) when sentencing Defendant-Appellant Juan Gregorio Quintero-Junco. We also consider whether Quintero-Junco’s prior conviction for attempted sexual abuse, in violation of Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) § 13-1404, constitutes a “forcible sex offense,” and therefore a “crime of violence,” under the Guidelines. See USSG § 2L1.2 cmt. n. l(B)(iii). Because the district court adequately considered the Guidelines in fashioning…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by26 opinions

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