Legal Opinion

United States v. Saturnino Ortiz-Lopez

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 5, 2013No. 12-30335UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Saturnino Ortiz-Lopez appeals from the district court’s judgment and challenges the 60-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for possession with intent to distribute heroin, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Ortiz-Lopez contends that district court overstated his criminal history by includ ing in his criminal history calculation two points for being on probation at the time of the offense. He argues that this error caused the court improperly to deny him safety-valve relief in contravention of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. Esteban Hernandez-CastroCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  3. United States v. LichtenbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lopez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2014

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