United States v. Sica

SUMMARY ORDER

Defendant Dennis Sica was convicted after a guilty plea of conspiracy to traffic in heroin and fentanyl, causing the deaths of three people, see 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(B), 846, and sentenced principally to 420 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, Sica challenges the factual basis for his guilty plea and the procedural and substantive reasonableness of his sentence. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and record of prior proceedings, which we reference only as necessary to explain our decision to affirm.

1. Factual Basis for the Guilty Plea

Sica argues that his guilty plea…