United States v. Juan Carlos Valenzuela
Opinion
Valenzuela pled guilty to 28 counts of knowingly inducing aliens to enter the United States, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(1)(A)(iv) and 18 U.S.C. § 2. The applicable Guidelines range was 33 to 41 months’ imprisonment, but the district *841 court sentenced Valenzuela to the statutory maximum of 60 months’ imprisonment.
On appeal, Valenzuela argues that the sentence was not reasonable in light of the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) factors. In addition to his arguments concerning the substantive reasonableness of the sentence, Valenzuela more specifically asserts that, under § 3553(a)(6), the district court created an unwarranted sentencing disparity between himself and his co-defendant, who received a 33-month sentence.
After a careful consideration of the briefs, review of the record on appeal, and having heard oral argument in the matter, we are unable to conclude that the district court misapplied § 3553(a)(6). Nor are we able to conclude that the sentence Valenzuela received was otherwise unreasonable. Accordingly, we affirm.
AFFIRMED.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Carlos VALENZUELA, Defendant-Appellant
- Status
- Unpublished