United States v. Villanueva-Lorenzo, No. 14-1260 (1st Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePursuant to a plea agreement, Appellant pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The district court imposed a sentence of 240 months’ imprisonment, an upward variance from the applicable recommended Guidelines range of 168 to 210 months. Appellant challenged the variance on appeal. The First Circuit affirmed, holding (1) the district court adequately considered the 18 U.S.C. 3553(a) factors in determining Appellant’s sentence and adequately explained the rationale behind the variance; and (2) Appellant’s contention that the district court erroneously inflated his sentence in an effort to counteract what the court perceives as lax sentencing in the local Puerto Rico court system was without merit.
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