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United States v. Armelinda Castillo

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 26, 2015No. 13-11007PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FORTUNATO P. BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

This is a direct criminal appeal in which Appellant Armelinda Castillo (“Castillo”) challenges only her sentence. Castillo contends that the district court erred in failing to reduce her offense level for acceptance of responsibility pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 3El.l(b). We vacate her sentence and remand the case to allow the district court to determine in the first instance whether her challenge to the amount of funds stolen was made in good faith.

I. BACKGROUND

Castillo was employed by Westex Federal Credit Union (‘WFCU”) in Lubbock, Texas. Beginning in April…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. Ibarra-LunaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2010
  2. United States v. Francisco TelloCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. ValdezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. Bulmaro Rayo-Valdez, AKA Bulmaro Valdez RayoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  5. United States v. NewsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. Howard HalversonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  2. United States v. Eloy SilvaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  3. United States v. Antoinette AdairCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2022
  4. United States v. Martin LongoriaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  5. United States v. Bralen JordanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017

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