Legal Opinion
United States v. Miranda-Martinez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 24, 2015No. 14-1149, 14-1244PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAYATTA, Circuit Judge.
Santos J. Miranda-Martinez (“Miranda”) appeals his sentence following his guilty plea to drug trafficking crimes. He argues that he is entitled to resentencing because the government breached the terms of his plea agreement, and because the district court erroneously imposed a two-level firearm enhancement under the United States Sentencing Guidelines. Finding neither argument persuasive, we affirm.
I. Background
Miranda was indicted in 2011 in the District of Puerto Rico for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States (count one) and conspiring to possess cocaine…
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