Legal Opinion
United States v. Felix
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 13, 2009No. 07-50173PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALLAHAN, Circuit Judge:
Joe Raymond Felix appeals his sentence from a drug conviction. He objects to the district court’s consideration of a second misdemeanor conviction, which disqualified him from eligibility for a safety valve sentence, and resulted in a mandatory minimum sentence. First, Felix argues that the district court improperly relied on a computer printout in calculating his criminal history points. Second, he argues that the district court wrongly placed the burden of proof on him to demonstrate that his prior conviction was diverted. Third, he argues that the district court…
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