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U.S. v. CHAVEZ-MEZA

No. 16-2062.

854 F.3d 655 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Adaucto CHAVEZ-MEZA, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

FILED April 14, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Todd A. Coberly , Coberly & Martinez, LLLP, Santa Fe, New Mexico, for Appellant.

James R.W. Braun , Assistant United States Attorney, and Damon P. Martinez , United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Albuquerque, New Mexico, for Appellee.

Before TYMKOVICH, Chief Judge, SEYMOUR, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.

This case requires us to determine how much explanation a district court must provide when granting a sentence-reduction motion under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(2) and choosing a sentence within the revised Sentencing Guidelines range.

Adaucto Chavez-Meza pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges in 2013. He originally...

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