Legal Opinion

United States v. Adrian Tinajero

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 5, 2006No. 06-1714PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Adrian Tinajero appeals the sentence he received after pleading guilty to one count of aiding and abetting the distribution of amphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The district court 1 found that Defendant was not entitled to safety-valve relief, was not entitled to a role reduction, and was subject to a two-level enhancement for obstruction of justice. Defendant challenges all of these findings. We affirm.

I. Background

A special agent and a confidential informant set up a controlled drug transaction with Defendant’s…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. Shelly MashekCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Raul Padilla Morales, Also Known as Santos Escmilla-AvalosCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  3. United States v. Dean Little HawkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Berto Ramos-Torres, United States of America v. Fausto Miranda-MendezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  5. United States v. Cody StanleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. United States v. AdamsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. Gustavo Ramirez Sanchez, United States of America v. Magdaleno Urzua, United States of America v. Cecilio Gomez RamirezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. AdamsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Gustavo R. SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007

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