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United States v. Jose Melendez

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 20, 2016No. 14-3590, 15-1131PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-Appellants Jose Melendez (“Melendez”) and Denise Lambert (“Lambert”) both pled guilty to participating in a heroin distribution conspiracy with Michael Craig (“Craig”) and others. Melendez challenges his within-guidelines range sentence of 135 months’ imprisonment, disputing the district court’s finding that he is liable for between three and ten kilograms of jointly purchased heroin. Lambert challenges her within-guidelines range sentence of 80 months’ imprisonment as substantively unreasonable on several grounds. We affirm both sentences.

I. Background

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Gall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. United States v. VallarCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  3. United States v. Wurzinger, Richard CCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  4. United States v. SeymourCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
  5. United States v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by25 opinions

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  2. United States v. Olayinka SunmolaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  3. United States v. Ruben PorrazCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
  4. United States v. Michael DickersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022
  5. United States v. Rashid MinhasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017

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