Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: United States of America v. Fernando Alvarez-Carvajal  

Case No.: 20-2934

Officials: FLAUM, HAMILTON, and BRENNAN, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement

A jury convicted defendant-appellant Fernando Alvarez-Carvajal of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, marijuana, and heroin for his role in an interstate drug-trafficking operation. In calculating Alvarez-Carvajal’s advisory sentencing range under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (“U.S.S.G.”), the district court applied a two-level enhancement under U.S.S.G. § 2D1.1(b)(12) based on a finding that Alvarez-Carvajal maintained a premises for the purpose of manufacturing or distributing a controlled substance. The district court applied another enhancement that further increased his total offense level by two levels under U.S.S.G § 3C1.1 based on a finding that Alvarez-Carvajal obstructed justice through his testimony at trial. On appeal, Alvarez-Carvajal challenges the application of both enhancements to his sentence. We now affirm the district court.

Affirmed

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Derek A Hawkins is Corporate Counsel, at Salesforce.