Legal Opinion
United States v. Santiago-Rivera
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 28, 2014No. 13-1228PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Following his guilty plea, defendant-appellant Juan Felix Santiago-Rivera was sentenced to a term of immurement above the top of the applicable guideline sentencing range (GSR). The defendant appeals, arguing that the district court failed to make an individualized assessment of his case and, in the bargain, imposed a substantively unreasonable sentence. After careful consideration, we affirm. 1
The relevant facts are easily assembled. On March 15, 2012, a police officer saw the defendant walking down a road in Morovis, Puerto Rico. The defendant fit the description of a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. ClogstonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
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