United States v. Garcia, No. 11-2338 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant pled guilty to one count of conspiring to commit drug trafficking offenses. On appeal, defendant contended that the district court erred in finding that he failed to qualify for safety valve relief under the Sentencing Guidelines and that his sentence was substantively unreasonable. The court found no error in the district court's conclusion that defendant did not qualify for safety valve relief where he failed to meet his burden that he provide complete and truthful information. The court also held that defendant failed to make any convincing showing that the district abused its discretion in sentencing defendant.
Court Description: Criminal case - Sentencing. Defendant failed to meet his burden to show that he made an complete and truthful proffer, and the district court did not err in denying his request for a safety-valve sentence; sentence was not substantively unreasonable.
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