Legal Opinion

United States v. Molina

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided May 4, 2009No. 08-1368PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Herbert Alejandro Molina pled guilty to illegally reentering the United States after being deported in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a). At sentencing, the district court 1 correctly determined that Molina’s total offense level under the advisory sentencing guidelines was 21. Since Molina’s criminal history placed him in category VI, his advisory sentencing guideline range was 77 to 96 months. The district court sentenced Molina to 96 months’ imprisonment.

Molina appeals, arguing first that the district court abused its discretion in failing to consider the cost of…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. United States v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  4. United States v. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. United States v. ParkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2014
  2. United States v. PepperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  4. United States v. Jason PepperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  5. United States v. John WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010

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