Legal Opinion

United States v. Leobardo Hernandez-Marfil

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 7, 2016No. 15-1595PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Per curiam

The district court 1 denied Leobardo Hernandez-Marfil’s motion to reduce his sentence under 18 U.S.C § 3582(c)(2). He appeals, asserting that the court abused its discretion by failing to adequately consider his good prison behavior. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

In December 2013, Hernandez-Marfil pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. His total offense level of 33, with criminal history Category I, resulted in a sentencing range of 135 to 168 months. Before sentencing, the Sentencing Commission proposed Amendment 782, lowering his total…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Dillon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  3. United States v. FeemsterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. Pepper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. United States v. BurrellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  3. United States v. Jose RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. Bruce Charles TollefsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017
  5. United States v. Jose Avalos BanderasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2017

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