United States v. Hernandez, No. 10-51136 (5th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseDefendant Aaron Hernandez appealed his convictions and sentence for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and aiding and abetting the theft of government money. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (1) affirmed the convictions, holding that the district court did not err when it determined without holding a Garcia hearing that defense counsel's prior representation of Defendant's brother would not present an actual conflict of interest at trial; but (2) vacated Defendant's sentence, holding that the district court committed plain error when it calculated Defendant's total adjusted offense level under the Sentencing Guidelines. Remanded for further proceedings.
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