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U.S. v. RIVERA

No. 14-40389.

797 F.3d 307 (2015)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sandra RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 7, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eileen K. Wilson , Renata Ann Gowie , Asst. U.S. Attys., U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Margaret Christina Ling , Scott Andrew Martin , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender's Office, Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and KING and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

The petition for rehearing is DENIED.

Applying our earlier decision in United States v. Miller, 634 F.3d 841 (5th Cir. 2011), our opinion held that a district court may not "rely upon the seriousness of the offense and the need for just punishment when...

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