Sentencing Guidelines

By: Derek Hawkins//March 23, 2020//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Roberto Guzman-Ramirez

Case No.: 19-1960

Officials: MANION, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sentencing Guidelines

After Roberto Guzman-Ramirez pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine, he was sentenced to 72 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, he contends that the district court should have applied a minor-role adjustment under the Sentencing Guidelines. He also argues that—compared to his coconspirator’s sentence—his sentence is unreasonable. But the district court did not clearly err in its findings on Guzman-Ramirez’s role in the offense. And because the court was not required to consider a coconspirator’s sentence that had not yet been imposed, it did not abuse its discretion by imposing a sentence longer than the coconspirator’s. Accordingly, 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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