United States v. Cardona

SUMMARY ORDER

Defendant-Appellant Kevin Cardona stands convicted following a guilty plea of conspiracy to murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1959(a)(5). The District Court sentenced Cardona to 120 months’ imprisonment — the statutory maximum under § 1959(a)(5) and a term at the upper end of his Sentencing Guidelines range — and three years’ supervised release. On appeal, Cardona argues that his sentence was both procedurally and substantively unreasonable.

The government moved to dismiss the appeal on the ground that Cardona executed a plea agreement in which he agreed not to file an appeal or…