Legal Opinion

United States v. Martinez-Torres

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 31, 2015No. 14-2084PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARTZ, Circuit Judge.

The most important thing at sentencing is determining whether the defendant will be incarcerated and, if so, for how long. Other matters, such as restitution and conditions of supervised release, are, appropriately, of secondary concern. But they are not inconsequential and deserve focused attention. Readily avoidable errors regarding these “secondary” matters appear too frequently on our docket. Particularly frustrating is that often the errors were not raised by defense counsel until the appeal. If the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the district court would…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. United States v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. United States v. Daniel VoelkerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. Shawn SiegelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  4. United States v. MikeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2011
  5. United States v. Perazza-MercadoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by28 opinions

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  4. United States v. LlantadaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016
  5. United States v. MuñozCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2016

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