U.S. v. PACHECO-ALVARADO

Nos. 13-31083, 14-30478.

782 F.3d 213 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose Roberto PACHECO-ALVARADO, also known as Jose Roberto Alvarado, also known as Jose Robert Alvarado-Alvarado, Defendant-Appellant. United States Of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cesar de la Cruz, also known as Cholo de la Cruz, also known as Benjamin Espino-Montoya, also known as Rafael Villanueva, also known as Angel Espino, also known as Antonio Deltoro Lopez, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 30, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Earl Haller (argued), Matthew Richard Payne , Kevin G. Boitmann , Diane Hollenshead Copes, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee, for docket no. 13-31083.

Jordan Mark Siverd (argued), Roma Ajubita Kent, Esq. , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant, for docket no. 13-31083.

Matthew Richard Payne , Kevin G. Boitmann , Diane " Hollenshead Copes, Esq. , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee, for docket no. 14-30478.

Jordan Mark Siverd (argued), Valerie Welz Jusselin , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender's Office, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.


In this consolidated appeal Jose Pacheco-Alvarado and Cesar de la Cruz challenge sentences of fines imposed by a district court. De la Cruz also challenges as unreasonable his above-guidelines-range sentence of imprisonment. We AFFIRM Pacheco-Alvarado's sentence. We AFFIRM de la Cruz's sentence in part and...

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