United States v. Mejia

TROTT, Circuit Judge:

Edwin Mejia challenges both his conviction and his sentence of 188 months imprisonment plus five years supervised release for possession and distribution of methamphetamine. Mejia asserts (1) he was entrapped into selling methamphetamine, (2) his statement was taken in violation of Miranda, and (3) his due process rights were violated because he was shackled during trial. Also, Mejia appeals his sentence on the grounds that the district court failed to consider the factors set forth under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) and his requests for downward departures in reference to §…