Legal Opinion
United States v. Jhon Jairo Valencia Saac
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 9, 2011No. 09-14204, 09-14228, 09-14329 and 09-14345PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge:
This case consolidates criminal appeals by four co-defendants challenging the constitutionality of the Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008 (“DTVIA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2285. Jhon Jairo Valencia Saac, Victor Rodriguez Renegifo, Miguel Otero Estupinan, and Carlos Andres Mina Meneses (“defendants”) also appeal their 108 month sentences, imposed after they pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate and to knowingly violating the DTVIA. They argue that their sentences are procedurally and substantively unreasonable. Mr. Estupinan argues separately that the district court…
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