U.S. v. TORRES-HERNANDEZ

No. 15-41654.

843 F.3d 203 (2016)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Obed TORRES-HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed December 6, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Richard Berry , Renata Ann Gowie , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Philip Thomas Cowen, Esq. , Law Office of Philip Cowen, Brownsville, TX, Fabian Limas, Jr. , Brownsville, TX, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, OWEN, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


Obed Torres-Hernandez was charged under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 with possession with intent to distribute 95 kilograms of marijuana, and he pled guilty to that offense.1 He was sentenced to 57 months of imprisonment2 and contends...

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