Legal Opinion
United States v. Leon-Alvarez
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 27, 2008No. 07-2146PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Gregorio Leon-Alvarez pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture1 and to misusing *816employment eligibility verification.2 As part of the plea agreement, the government dismissed eight other narcotics counts. At sentencing, Leon-Alvarez faced a mandatory minimum sentence of 60 months’ imprisonment because of his prior convictions. The district court found that the Guidelines criminal history calculation was advisory and assessed Leon-Alvarez only one criminal history point despite his having two…
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