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Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//April 8, 2019//

Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//April 8, 2019//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Jesus Salgado

Case No.: 18-2194

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and ST. EVE, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sentencing Guidelines

Jesus Salgado pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin. At sentencing, over Salgado’s objection, the district court applied an aggravating role enhancement and calculated the Guidelines range to be 210 to 262 months’ imprisonment. The court sentenced Salgado below that range, to 192 months’ imprisonment. It explained, however, that even if it were wrong on the enhancement’s application, it would have imposed the same sentence. Salgado appeals, challenging the district court’s application of the aggravating role enhancement and the substantive reasonableness of his sentence. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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