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U.S. v. Garza-Cardenas

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Page 987
Feb 22, 2011
414 F. App'x 986 (9th Cir. 2011)

Opinion

No. 09-10152.

Submitted February 15, 2011.

The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed February 22, 2011.

Bruce M. Ferg, Assistant U.S., Office of the U.S. Attorney, Tucson, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Francisco Leon, Esquire, Tucson, AZ, for Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona, David C. Bury, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. 4:05-cr-00125-DCB.

Before: CANBY, FERNANDEZ, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

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

Salvador Garza-Cardenas appeals from the 168-month sentence imposed following his guilty-plea conviction for drug crimes. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

Garza-Cardenas contends that the district court erred by failing to grant safety-valve relief because the district court relied on (1) the fact that Garza-Cardenas had not fully disclosed prior uncharged criminal activity, and (2) the fact that Garza-Cardenas had organized other drug shipments prior to sentencing while he was out on bond. The district court did not clearly err by denying relief based on its conclusion that Garza-Cardenas had not provided a completely truthful account regarding his role in the conspiracy. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f)(5); United States v. Mejiar-Pimental, 477 F.3d 1100, 1105 (9th Cir. 2007) (stating that a defendant's good faith obligation under section 3553(f) is satisfied by providing the government with truthful and complete information by the time of the sentencing hearing).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

U.S. v. Garza-Cardenas

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Page 987
Feb 22, 2011
414 F. App'x 986 (9th Cir. 2011)
Case details for

U.S. v. Garza-Cardenas

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador GARZA-CARDENAS…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.Page 987

Date published: Feb 22, 2011

Citations

414 F. App'x 986 (9th Cir. 2011)