Legal Opinion

United States v. Dávila-González

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 10, 2010No. 08-2575PublishedCited by 129 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

On August 13, 2008, defendant-appellant Noel Dávila-González entered a straight plea of guilty to charges of (i) aiding and abetting the laundering of money derived from unlawful activities and (ii) conspiracy to commit money laundering. See 18 U.S.C. §§ 2, 1956(a)(1)(B), 1956(h). The district court sentenced him to serve a 78-month incarcerative term. The appellant now challenges his sentence, citing a number of supposed procedural errors. Discerning no merit in the appellant’s claims, we affirm.

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  4. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  5. United States v. DuarteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by129 opinions

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  5. United States v. Madera-OrtizCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011

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