United States v. Esteban Rivera

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Esteban Rivera was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana and cocaine. He was sentenced to the statutory mandatory minimum of sixty months in prison. Based on Rivera’s status as a career offender, his Guidelines sentencing range was 188 to 235 months. The government appeals, arguing that a sixty-month sentence is unreasonable under the facts of this case. Based on the record before us, we are unable to make a reasonableness determination and therefore reverse and remand for resentencing.

Rivera escorted Juan Carlos Rivera…