United States v. Espinoza Bravo

Antonio Espinoza Bravo (“Espinoza”) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(b)(1)(A) and 846. The district court 1 sentenced Espinoza to 262 months’ imprisonment. Espinoza appeals, arguing the district court committed procedural error when it concluded it was bound by the United States Sentencing Guidelines unless it could find specific reasons to conclude the Guidelines range was unreasonable. We affirm.

The sentencing in this matter took place on March 12, 2007, 2 prior to the Supreme Court’s decisions in Rita v. United States,…