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U.S. v. MEJIA-PIMENTAL

No. 05-30604.

477 F.3d 1100 (2007)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brijido MEJIA-PIMENTAL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed February 26, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peggy Sue Juergens, Seattle, WA, for the defendant-appellant.

John McKay, United States Attorney, and Douglas James Hill, Assistant United States Attorney, Tacoma, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: D.W. NELSON, THOMPSON, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

This case provides the occasion to explore the parameters of the statutory safety valve, which grants relief from certain mandatory minimum sentences when five criteria are met. See 18 U.S.C. § 3553(f). We have previously decided that the fifth factor, which requires a defendant to "truthfully provide[]" all his knowledge about the crime to the Government before sentencing, see § 3553(f)(5), is aimed at defendants "who...

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