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United States v. Francisco Sanchez-Villarreal

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided May 23, 2017No. 15-41303PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

Francisco Javier Sanchez-Villarreal pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The district court sentenced Sanchez-Villarreal to 155 months’ imprisonment after refusing to apply a mitigating-role adjustment. Sanchez-Villarreal appealed, and we vacate and remand for resentencing.

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On or about February 10th, 2015, a police officer stopped Sanchez-Villarreal while driving in Texas. The officer discovered five bundles of cocaine weighing approximately 5.95 kilograms, and an additional four plastic baggies of cocaine in the truck.…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. Mondragon-SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  3. United States v. VillanuevaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005
  4. Elzie Ball v. James LeBlancCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2015
  5. United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. Bianca Bello-SanchezCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  2. United States v. Patricio Escobar, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  3. United States v. Thomas HanktonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. Richard BartonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  5. United States v. Walter Jordan, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019

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