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United States v. Alejandro Valencia

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 22, 2016No. 15-2173, 15-2192PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Alejandro Valencia and Eric Octavio Rangel-Ortega pleaded guilty to several drug-related offenses. The district court 2 sentenced Valencia to 292 months’ imprisonment and Rangel-Ortega to 240 months’ imprisonment. Both Valencia and Rangel-Ortega now appeal, arguing that the district court erred by enhancing their sentences based on their roles in the offenses. We dismiss Rangel-Ortega’s appeal, and we affirm Valencia’s sentence.

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In 2012, law enforcement began investigating a Mexico-based drug-trafficking organization operating in Kansas City. The local recipients of…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. John Robert AndisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  2. United States v. ManiganCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. Frank E. ReadyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  4. United States v. Enrique Flores, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  5. United States v. Michael Jerome Zimmer, United States of America v. James Clarence Stoltz, United States of America v. Aaron Dale CarverCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002

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3Cited by10 opinions

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