Legal Opinion
United States v. Vázquez-Martínez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 27, 2016No. 14-1648PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Miguel Ángel Vázquez-Martínez (“Vázquez”)1 pleaded guilty to one count of illegal possession of a machinegun in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(o) and 924(a)(2). Vázquez now appeals his sentence of 60 months’ imprisonment on the grounds that it was procedurally and substantively unreasonable. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.
I. Facts
“Because this appeal follows a guilty plea, we derive the facts from the plea agreement, the change-of-plea colloquy, the unchallenged portions of the presen-tence investigation report, and the sentencing hearing…
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