United States v. Pedro Garcia-Vargas

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States v. Pedro Garcia-Vargas, 467 F. App'x 577 (9th Cir. 2012)

United States v. Pedro Garcia-Vargas

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Pedro Garcia-Vargas appeals from the 120-month sentence imposed following his guilty plea to Count One of the Second Superseding Indictment, in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 843 and 18 U.S.C. § 2. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Contrary to Garcia-Vargas’ contention, the district court did not clearly err in finding Garcia-Vargas ineligible for safety valve relief under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f) where Garcia-Vargas’ proffer was inconsistent with the testimony adduced at trial by the law enforcement agent who investigated the crime and the proffer made by his co-defendant. See United States v. Mejia-Pimental, 477 F.3d 1100, 1107 (9th Cir. 2007) (where proffer of knowledge and participation is truthful and complete, it suffices for purposes of safety valve relief).

AFFIRMED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro GARCIA-VARGAS, A.K.A. Ulises Anaya, A.K.A. Ulysis Anaya, Defendant-Appellant
Status
Unpublished