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U.S. v. HERNANDEZ

No. 10-10913.

634 F.3d 317 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rolando Alexander HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 22, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leigha Amy Simonton , Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Dallas, TX, for U.S.

William Reynolds Biggs , Asst. Fed. Pub. Def. (argued), Dallas, TX, for Hernandez.

Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The Federal Sentencing Guidelines instruct a sentencing court to consider all of a defendant's prior convictions, including misdemeanors and petty offenses, subject to two exceptions designed "to screen out past conduct which is of such minor significance that it is not relevant to the goals of sentencing."1 Under the first exception, U.S.S.G. § 4A1.2(c)(1), convictions for certain minor offenses are counted only if they...

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