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United States v. Cruz-Vázquez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 10, 2016No. 15-1289PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOWARD; Chief Judge.

This case concerns a challenge to' the sentence imposed on Angel Rudiel Cruz-Vázquez (“Cruz”) for unlawful possession of a fully-automatic firearm. Cruz challenges the reasonableness of his 36-month prison sentence. After careful consideration, we affirm.

I. Background

Cruz pleaded guilty to possession'of a machine gun in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o) after law enforcement agents, conducting a traffic stop, recovered from his car a dock pistol modified to shoot automatically.1 Although agents also found a bag containing drug paraphernalia and marijuana residue in the trunk…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. ClogstonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
  3. United States v. SaxenaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  4. United States v. Ruiz-HuertasCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. Barney Canada, A/K/A Byron Levon CanadaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. United States v. González-RodríguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2019
  5. United States v. Aponte-ColonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2024

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