Legal Opinion
United States v. Ortiz-Rodriguez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 10, 2015No. 13-2551PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Circuit Judge.
The defendant, Luis D. Ortiz-Rodriguez, received a 48-month prison term after entering a guilty plea to one count of cocaine trafficking in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). Ortiz now challenges the procedural reasonableness of that sentence due to the District Court’s upward vari- . anee from the applicable sentencing range under the Sentencing Guidelines with what Ortiz contends was insufficient justification. For the reasons that follow, we vacate Ortiz’s sentence and remand for re-sentencing.
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At sentencing, the District Court reviewed the guidelines calculation set…
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