Legal Opinion
United States v. Vargas-Garcia
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 16, 2015No. 14-1335PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Disappointed by a sentence that was six months longer than he had hoped, defendant-appellant Raymon Vargas-García appeals on two grounds: that the sentence lacks adequate explanation and that it is substantively unreasonable. While his disappointment is understandable, his claims of error are without merit. Accordingly, we affirm.
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Background
“Since this appeal trails in the wake of a guilty plea, we draw the facts from the plea agreement, the change-of-plea colloquy, the undisputed portions of the presentence investigation report (PSI Report), and the transcript of the…
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