United States v. Rigoberto Cervantes

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Rigoberto Cervantes pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841 (a)(1) and (b)(1)(A). He appeals, arguing the district court 1 should have granted safety-valve relief to him under 18 U.S.C. § 3553 (f) and United States Sentencing Commission, Guidelines Manual , § 5C1.2. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , we affirm.

In March 2017, Cervantes was arrested after Nebraska police officers, acting on a tip, approached him at a gas…