Legal Opinion

United States v. Cordero

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 25, 2006No. 04-51314PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OWEN, Circuit Judge:

Pablo Cordero challenges his conviction and sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm, claiming (1) evidence was seized pursuant to a search warrant issued without probable cause; (2) he was entitled to an acceptance-of-responsibility reduction at sentencing; and (3) the district court violated United States v. Booker 1 by enhancing his sentence based on a judicial determination that he committed the instant offense while on probation. We reject these arguments, with one exception. We conclude the district court erred in sentencing Cordero under a mandatory sentencing…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. United States v. LeonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. United States v. Andrew FagansCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. United States v. WhitfieldCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  2. Portalatin v. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2010
  3. United States v. RudzaviceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. Eduardo NajeraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. AmayaDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2013

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