United States v. Irenelisa Torres-Resendiz

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States v. Irenelisa Torres-Resendiz, 639 F. App'x 391 (8th Cir. 2016)

United States v. Irenelisa Torres-Resendiz

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

Irenelisa Torres-Resendiz directly appeals after she pled guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, and the district court 1 sentenced her- to 140 months *392 in prison and three years of supervised release. Her counsel has filed a brief under Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), challenging the district court’s application of a two-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 3Bl.l(c) for Torres-Resendiz’s aggravating role in the offense.

The district court did not clearly err in assessing the enhancement. See United States v. Gutierrez, 757 F.3d 785, 789 (8th Cir. 2014) (standard of review). At sentencing, the government presented testimony and other evidence establishing that, for two months, Torres-Resendiz received weekly .or bi-weekly shipments of large quantities of methamphetamine from a supplier, and instructed others to wire the drug proceeds, which showed that she directed large quantities of drugs and drug proceeds; exercised control over others; and acted as a “key link” between supplier and distributor. See U.S.S.G. § 3B1.1, comment, (n.4) (relevant factors); United States v. Johnson, 619 F.3d 910, 921 (8th Cir. 2010).

Having reviewed the record pursuant to Penson v. Ohio, 488 U.S. 75,109 S.Ct. 346, 102 L.Ed.2d 300 (1988), we find no nonfriv-olous issues. Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed.

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. The Honorable Timothy L. Brooks, United States District Judge for the Western District *392 of Arkansas.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Irenelisa TORRES-RESENDIZ, Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished