Legal Opinion

United States v. Silva

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided January 25, 2011No. 10-1774PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Juan Silva pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and the district court 1 sentenced him to 151 months imprisonment. Silva appeals his sentence, arguing that the court erred in applying a two level sentencing enhancement for reckless endangerment during flight under U.S.S.G. § 3C1.2. We affirm.

On November 19, 2008, police officers in Omaha, Nebraska arrested Sean Thompson for distributing methamphetamine. Thompson agreed to cooperate with the police and told the officers that Juan Silva was one of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. United States v. Sonny Lee MooreCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  2. United States v. BazalduaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007

3Cited by3 opinions

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  3. United States v. Michael McMahanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015

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