United States v. Hernandez

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Carlos Hernandez pleaded guilty, pursuant to a plea agreement, to possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B). The district court 2 sentenced Hernandez to 121 months’ imprisonment. Hernandez appeals the sentence as unreasonable. We affirm.

I. Background

Minnesota law enforcement officers arrested an individual for possession of crystal methamphetamine. The arrestee subsequently became a confidential informant (Cl) and agreed to contact his drug source to set up a controlled purchase of…