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United States v. Bianca Bello-Sanchez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 25, 2017No. 16-41181PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Bianca Bello-Sanchez appeals her sentence for methamphetamine-related offenses. She claims she should be re-sentenced because the district court committed clear error in denying her request for a mitigating-role adjustment and impermissibly treated her essential role in the crime as a per se bar to such an adjustment.

There is no clear error in the denial of the adjustment. Because the court treated Bello-Sanchez’s essential role as a relevant consideration instead of a per se rule, there is no occasion for a remand, and we affirm.

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Bello-Sanchez attempted to cross…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. VillanuevaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  2. United States v. Jose Gomez-ValleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  3. United States v. Obed Torres-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  4. United States v. Guadalupe CastroCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. James Richard Melton, United States of America v. Donald James RogerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  3. United States v. LottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
  4. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 2024
  5. United States v. Alexander SalazarCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019

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