Legal Opinion

United States v. Chavez

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 23, 2013No. 11-1419PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.

Francisco Chavez was arrested and charged in both California state court and Colorado federal district court on charges stemming from his involvement in a methamphetamine smuggling ring that operated between California and Colorado. He pleaded guilty to both charges. Chavez was first sentenced in federal court. At his federal sentencing hearing, Chavez asked that the court allow him to serve his federal sentence concurrently with his still-to-be-imposed state sentence. The government agreed with this recommendation, but the district court rejected it and ordered that…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Setser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. United States v. KristlCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. McCombCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by35 opinions

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