Legal Opinion

United States v. Rentz

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided June 14, 2017No. 16-2211UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Carlos F. Lucero, Circuit Judge

Miranda Rentz pled guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The district court imposed an above-Guidelines sentence, which Rentz now appeals as substantively unreasonable. Exercising jurisdiction under 18 U.S.C. § 3742(a) and 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we affirm.

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On January 17, 2015, Rentz caused a two-car, head-on collision that resulted in the death of John Doe and life-threatening injuries to Jane Doe. Rentz admitted that she had been drinking the day of the accident and that she…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Penry v. LynaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. United States v. Alapizco-ValenzuelaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
  4. United States v. FriedmanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. HuckinsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. United States v. BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2018
  2. United States v. BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2018

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