U.S. v. CORTÉS-MEDINA

No. 14-1101.

810 F.3d 62 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Héctor CORTÉS-MEDINA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

January 6, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heather Clark, with whom Law Office of Heather Clark was on brief, for appellant.

Francisco A. Besosa-Martínez, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney, and Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, were on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


In this sentencing appeal, defendant-appellant Héctor Cortés-Medina insists that his 168-month sentence is both procedurally flawed and substantively unreasonable. After careful consideration, we affirm the sentence.

This appeal has its roots in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury sitting in the...

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