Legal Opinion
United States v. Hernandez
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 27, 2010No. 08-5057PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON and Judge SHEDD joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
After Benjamin Hernandez pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess illegal drugs with the intent to distribute them, the district court sentenced him to 262 months’ imprisonment, at the low end of the advisory Sentencing Guidelines range. This was the sentence that Hernandez had requested. In explaining the sentence, the district court stated that it believed that the purposes of 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) “are accomplished with a guideline sentence,…
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