United States v. Juan Carlos Valenzuela

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States v. Juan Carlos Valenzuela, 273 F. App'x 840 (11th Cir. 2008)

United States v. Juan Carlos Valenzuela

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

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Unpublished