Legal Opinion

United States v. Jose Cruz

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 26, 2013No. 11-12568, 11-12441PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BLACK, Circuit Judge:

We address two Sentencing Guidelines issues which are questions of first impression in this Circuit. First, Jose and Li-sandra Cruz assert the district court erred in enhancing their sentences under U.S.S.G. § 2Bl.l(b)(10), 1 for the use or possession of device-making equipment as they were already subject to a two-year mandatory sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A for aggravated identity theft. 2 Jose and Lisandra contend the possession of device-making equipment was part of the “relevant conduct” for their 18 U.S.C. § 1029(a)(2) offenses of defrauding by using an…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Stinson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Flores-Figueroa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. United States v. AbdelshafiCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Jenkins-WattsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by21 opinions

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