U.S. v. SANCHEZ-VILLARREAL

No. 15-41303.

857 F.3d 714 (2017)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Francisco Javier SANCHEZ-VILLARREAL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED May 23, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terri-Lei O'Malley , Eileen K. Wilson , Renata Ann Gowie , Carmen Castillo Mitchell , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marjorie A. Meyers , Federal Public Defender, Kayla R. Gassmann , Michael Lance Herman , H. Michael Sokolow , Assistant Federal Public Defenders, Federal Public Defender's Office, Houston, TX, Francisco Javier Sanchez-Villarreal, Pro Se, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before PRADO, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


Francisco Javier Sanchez-Villarreal pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The district court sentenced Sanchez-Villarreal to 155 months' imprisonment after refusing to apply a mitigating-role adjustment. Sanchez-Villarreal appealed, and we vacate and remand for resentencing.

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