United States v. Yesi Hernandez Sandoval

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Yesi Ivan Hernandez Sandoval pleaded guilty to attempting to possess 20 kilograms of cocaine. He appeals the district court’s imposition of an obstruction of justice enhancement, withholding of credit for acceptance of responsibility, and denial of safety-valve relief from the statutory mandatory minimum. Finding no error, we affirm.

I. Background

Yesi Ivan Hernandez Sandoval, a Mexican citizen, illegally entered the United States in the mid-1990s. He was voluntarily removed from the United States on March 2, 2000. After illegally re-entering the United States, Sandoval…