United States v. Marcelino Garcia

Marcelino Garcia pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The district court 1 imposed a two-level enhancement for possessing a firearm and sentenced him to 138 months’ imprisonment. Garcia appeals, challenging the enhancement and the reasonableness of his sentence. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

Garcia met with a government informant in a shed next to Garcia’s home — a two-bedroom, single-wide trailer. Garcia showed the informant some meth, providing a sample. The next day, in another suburb, Garcia tried to sell the informant 11 pounds of…