U.S. v. MENDOZA-LOPEZ

No. 10-1499.

669 F.3d 1148 (2012)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador MENDOZA-LOPEZ, also known as Ramon Hernandez, also known as Ramon Chavez-Gomez, also known as Ramon Ramirez-Mendosa, also known as Salvador Mendoza, also known as Salvadore Mendoza-Lopez, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 24, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Dean Sanderford , Research and Writing Specialist ( Raymond P. Moore , Federal Public Defender, Brian R. Leedy , Assistant Federal Public Defender, and Barbara L. Costa , Research and Writing Specialist, on the brief), Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Andrew A. Vogt , Assistant United States Attorney ( John F. Walsh , United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Denver, CO, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before KELLY, MURPHY, and HARTZ, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

I. Introduction

Salvador Mendoza-Lopez appeals his sentence, arguing the district court denied him his right of allocution. Applying the plain error standard of review, this court concludes the district court erred by inviting Mendoza-Lopez to speak only with respect to where within the Guidelines range the court should sentence him. This error, however, did not seriously affect the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial...

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